# NTSB LAX74AL060: Cessna A150K, N8392M, Moorpark, CA, March 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1974
- Place: Moorpark, CA · MOORPARK, CA
- Location: 34.2859° N, 118.8770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorpark, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2859&lon=-118.8770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0652   74/3/9    MOORPARK,CALIF      CESSNA A150K        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 320
        TIME - 1430                    N8392M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO CLR RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8392M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8392M-1974-05-21), registration cancelled 1974-05-21, S/N A15000092, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (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 19740309008399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309008399A), Mar 9, 1974: Cessna A150K, Moorpark, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Unable to clr rising terrain.

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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