# NTSB LAX74FUQ32: Cessna 150, N11469, Snta Susana, CA, April 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1974
- Place: Snta Susana, CA · SNTA SUSANA, CA
- Location: 34.2586° N, 118.6643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Susana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2586&lon=-118.6643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0621   74/4/7    SNTA SUSANA,CALIF   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1025                    N11469              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 1359 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            542 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              RETURN                       SNTA SUSANA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           75                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED,VEERED TO R & HIT TREE-GUSTING TO 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11469](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11469-1975-10-06), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N 15075443, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Susana

## 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 19740407007959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740407007959A), Apr 7, 1974: Cessna 150L, Snta Susana, CA, Substantial damage. Acft bounced,veered to r & hit tree-gusting to 15K.

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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