# NTSB LAX71FUA24: Cessna 150, N51362, Long Beach, CA, October 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1970
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4107  70/10/26   LONG BEACH,CALIF    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N51362              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 43, 250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            170 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              LONG BEACH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- DRG PARK IN CONFINED AREA R WING HIT CHAIN LINK FENCE POST.PLT OBSVD FENCE DID NOT SEE POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51362](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51362-1973-06-20), registration cancelled 1973-06-20, S/N 150-69951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Beach

## Other investigations on N51362 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX73AL045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL045), Mar 21, 1973: Cessna 150J (N51362), Newhall, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX72AL045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL045), Jan 15, 1972: Cessna 150J (N51362), Fntn Valley, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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