# NTSB LAX75AL006: Cessna 150H, N23215, Malibu Bch, CA, August 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1974
- Place: Malibu Bch, CA · MALIBU BCH, CA
- Location: 34.0328° N, 118.6884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malibu Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0328&lon=-118.6884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2820   74/8/8    MALIBU BCH,CALIF    CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 0032                    N23215              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CALIF         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       63
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.22 PCT. NO RECORD OF NITE OR X-C CK OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23215](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23215-1974-12-06), registration cancelled 1974-12-06, S/N 15068798 (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

## 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 19740808034739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740808034739A), Aug 8, 1974: Cessna 150H, Malibu Bch, CA, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl 0.22 pct. No record of nite or x-c ck out.

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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