# NTSB LAX72FUA30: Cessna 150, N7809E, Torrance, CA, January 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1972
- Place: Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0025   72/1/6    TORRANCE,CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 418
        TIME - 1730                    N7809E              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX ARRIVED LATE,PARKED CAR UNDER L WG,AND WALKED INTO PROP. PAX HAD POOR EYESIGHT. LTG COND,DUSK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7809E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7809E), registered now, S/N 17609, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: No damage
- Airport: Torrance

## Other investigations on N7809E (1)

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 LAX67F0308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0308), Feb 26, 1967: Cessna 150 (N7809E), 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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