# NTSB LAX75DUM21: Cessna 150, N8666G, Sn Luis Obispo, CA, January 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1975
- Place: Sn Luis Obispo, CA · SN LUIS OBISPO, CA
- Location: 35.2662° N, 120.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Luis Obispo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2662&lon=-120.6684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM21-146972

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0100  75/1/21    SN LUIS OBISPO,CA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N8666G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SN LUIS OBISPO,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- VEERED OFF RWY INTO PLOWED FIELD & NOSED OVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8666G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8666G-1976-12-15), registration cancelled 1976-12-15, S/N 150-62766 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Luis Obispo

## 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 19750121001359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750121001359A), Jan 21, 1975: Cessna 150F, Sn Luis Obispo, CA, Substantial damage. Veered off rwy into plowed field & nosed over

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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