# NTSB LAX74DUM36: Cessna 150, N8861S, Oceanside, CA, May 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1974
- Place: Oceanside, CA · OCEANSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oceanside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1959&lon=-117.3795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUM36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1623  74/5/24    OCEANSIDE,CALIF     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 525
        TIME - 1430                    N8861S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEANSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEANSIDE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- TAXIED INTO BEECH V-35B N4458A CAUSING SUB DMG.EVIDENCE THAT PLT HAD BEEN DRINKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8861S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8861S), registered now, S/N 15062161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Oceanside

## 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 19740524014569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740524014569A), May 24, 1974: Cessna 150F, Oceanside, CA, Substantial damage. Taxied into Beech V-35B N4458A causing sub dmg. Evidence that plt had been drinking.

## Other investigations on N8861S (1)

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 LAX66D0208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0208), Dec 26, 1965: Cessna 150F (N8861S), Santee, 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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