# NTSB LAX75FUA06: Cessna 150J, N51342, Hntgton Bch, CA, August 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1974
- Place: Hntgton Bch, CA · HNTGTON BCH, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3042   74/8/1    HNTGTON BCH,CALIF   CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N51342              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 33, 2917 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HNTGTON BCH,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- AVOIDING PEOPLE & OTR ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51342](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51342-1975-02-06), registration cancelled 1975-02-06, S/N 15069938, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadowlark

## 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 19740801033209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801033209A), Aug 1, 1974: Cessna 150J, Hntgton Bch, CA, Substantial damage. Avoiding people & otr acft.

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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