# NTSB LAX75FUD02: Cessna 150, N19238, Compton, CA, August 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1974
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2420   74/8/6    COMPTON,CALIF       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1040                    N19238              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            COMPTON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- STDNT PLT USED IMPRPER GO-AROUND PROCEDURES. FULL FLAPS,CARB HEAT 1/2 ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19238](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19238), registered now, S/N 15074263 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Compton Arpt

## 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 19740806025849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740806025849A), Aug 6, 1974: Cessna 150L, Compton, CA, Substantial damage. Stdnt plt used imprper go-around procedures. Full flaps,carb heat 1/2 on.

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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