# NTSB LAX72FUA37: Cessna 150K, N6357G, Hntngtn Bch, CA, May 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1972
- Place: Hntngtn Bch, CA · HNTNGTN BCH, CA
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0452  72/5/22    HNTNGTN BCH,CALIF   CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N6357G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOW LARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CALIF             HUNTINGTON BCH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW LOW BASE LEG. HIT 40 FT PWR LINES 658 FT FROM THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6357G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6357G-1977-07-13), registration cancelled 1977-07-13, S/N 15071857 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadow Lark

## Other investigations on N6357G (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 LAX74FUA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA21), Apr 2, 1974: Cessna 150K (N6357G), Santa Ana, 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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