# NTSB LAX74AL075: Cessna 190, N9806A, Hermosa Bch, CA, May 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1974
- Place: Hermosa Bch, CA · HERMOSA BCH, CA
- Location: 33.8698° N, 118.4053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hermosa Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8698&lon=-118.4053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1194   74/5/5  NR.HERMOSA BCH,CALIF  CESSNA 190          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 4707
        TIME - 0850                    N9806A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              LANCASTER,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  2300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      59
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR (VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP)
        REMARKS- IFR CLIMB-OUT TO VFR-ON-TOP.CRASHED IN OCEAN,DEBRIS FOLLOWED.NOT RCVRD. 4.8HRS ACT INST TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9806A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9806A-1974-07-15), registration cancelled 1974-07-15, S/N 7485 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Registry model: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Torrance

## 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 19740505015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505015109A), May 5, 1974: Cessna 190, Hermosa Bch, CA, Destroyed. IFR climb-out to vfr-on-top. Crashed in ocean,debris followed. Not rcvrd. 4.8HRS act inst time.

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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