# NTSB LAX74FUG54: Cessna 150H, N3903C, El Monte, CA, May 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1974
- Place: El Monte, CA · EL MONTE, CA
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1227  74/5/10    EL MONTE,CALIF      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N3903C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MONTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MONTE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ACTION,LACK OF
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG,RECOVERY NOSE HI,LOST CTL.HIT WIRES & HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3903C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3903C-1974-07-10), registration cancelled 1974-07-10, S/N 15069123 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: El Monte

## 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 19740510014399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740510014399A), May 10, 1974: Cessna 150H, El Monte, CA, Destroyed. Bounced ldg,recovery nose hi,lost ctl. Hit wires & house.

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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