# NTSB LAX73AL057: Cessna 150, N3928U, Malibu, CA, May 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1973
- Place: Malibu, CA · MALIBU, CA
- Location: 34.0093° N, 118.7966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malibu, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0093&lon=-118.7966&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73AL057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0965  73/5/14    MALIBU,CALIF        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1427                    N3928U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CALIF          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- PRACTISING AIR WORK. UN RECOVER. CRASHED IN OCEAN,ACFT SANK. RECOVERY DATE 5/15/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3928U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3928U-1973-07-20), registration cancelled 1973-07-20, S/N 15061328, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730514012429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730514012429A), May 14, 1973: Cessna A150K, Malibu, CA, Destroyed. Practising air work. Un recover. Crashed in ocean,acft sank. Recovery date 5/15/73.

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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