# NTSB LAX72AL045: Cessna 150J, N51362, Fntn Valley, CA, January 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1972
- Place: Fntn Valley, CA · FNTN VALLEY, CA
- Location: 33.7106° N, 117.9511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fountain Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7106&lon=-117.9511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL045

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0069  72/1/15    FNTN VALLEY,CALIF   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1048                    N8153N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      26, 5121 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            4200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANT ANNA,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- ACFT IN LFT 15-20DEG BANK,400FPM DESCENT.BOTTOM REAR FUSELAGE CONTACTED TOP RIGHT WING OF N51362.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0069  72/1/15    FNTN VALLEY,CALIF   CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1048                    N51362              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- BOTH ACFT LNDD W/O FURTHER DMG.
```

## Aircraft 1

- 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 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8153N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8153N), registered now, S/N 28-25347 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 LAX71FUA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA24), Oct 26, 1970: Cessna 150 (N51362), Long Beach, 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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