# NTSB LAX74AL015: Cessna 150L, N18151, Santee, CA, August 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Location: 32.8550° N, 116.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8550&lon=-116.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2763  73/8/17    SANTEE,CALIF        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 429
        TIME - 1415                    N18151              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTEE,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TIE DOWN AREA OF TAIL UNDER REPAIR.THRU MISUNDERSTANDING ACFT TAKEN BFOR COMP.HIT TIE DOWN RING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N18151 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gillespie

## 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 19730817026969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817026969A), Aug 17, 1973: Cessna 150L, Santee, CA, Substantial damage. Tie down area of tail under repair. Thru misunderstanding acft taken bfor comp. Hit tie down ring.

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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