# NTSB LAX74FUQ36: Cessna 150L, N6685G, Snta Brbara, CA, March 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1974
- Place: Snta Brbara, CA · SNTA BRBARA, CA
- Location: 34.4036° N, 119.7137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Barbara, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4036&lon=-119.7137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0737  74/3/14  NR.SNTA BRBARA,CALIF  CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N6685G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NOVATO,CALIF                RIVERSIDE,CALIF              MONTEREY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SOLO X-C FLT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6685G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6685G-1974-07-05), registration cancelled 1974-07-05, S/N 15072185 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740314008249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314008249A), Mar 14, 1974: Cessna 150L, Snta Brbara, CA, Substantial damage. Solo x-c flt

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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