# NTSB LAX72FUQ01: Cessna 150, N7102X, Van Nuys, CA, July 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1971
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2372   71/7/5    VAN NUYS,CALIF      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N7102X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  52, 2580 TOTAL HOURS, 27
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED ONTO PROPERLY MARKED VEHICULAR ACCESS RD,R WING HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7102X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7102X-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 15059202, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (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: Van Nuys

## Other investigations on N7102X (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 LAX78FUQ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ41), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna 150A (N7102X), Pacoima, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX66D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0119), Sep 29, 1965: Cessna 150 (N7102X), Wasco, 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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