# NTSB LAX71FUG86: Cessna 150, N8204F, Corona, CA, May 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1971
- Place: Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUG86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1627  71/5/17    CORONA,CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N8204F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED SHE DID NOT KNOW WHETHER SHE WAS WEARING HER GLASSES OR NOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8204F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8204F-2013-08-21), registration cancelled 2013-08-21, S/N 15064304, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corona

## Other investigations on N8204F (3)

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 LAX79FUJ64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ64), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 150 (N8204F), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70F0176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0176), Oct 5, 1969: Cessna 150 (N8204F), Corona, CA, no damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0368), May 3, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8204F), Agua Dulce, 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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