# NTSB LAX75AL026: Cessna 150F, N3026X, Santa Maria, CA, November 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1974
- Place: Santa Maria, CA · SANTA MARIA, CA
- Location: 34.9331° N, 120.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9331&lon=-120.4436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4106  74/11/13   SANTA MARIA,CALIF   CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 215
        TIME - 1901                    N3026X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MARIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MARIA,CALIF           SANTA YNEZ,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           50                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF IN NEAR ZERO ZERO COND. RECOVERY DATE 11/15/74. RWY LTS NOTAMED INOP DATE OF ACCDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3026X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3026X-1975-10-06-15064426), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N 15064426 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Santa Maria

## 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 19741113043619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741113043619A), Nov 13, 1974: Cessna 150F, Santa Maria, CA, Destroyed. Took off in near zero zero cond. Recovery date 11/15/74. Rwy lts notamed inop date of accdt.

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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