# NTSB LAX76FUA10: Cessna 170A, N1215D, Huntingtn Bch, CA, October 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1975
- Place: Huntingtn Bch, CA · HUNTINGTN BCH, CA
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2780   75/10/3   HUNTINGTN BCH,CA    CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 0905                    N1215D              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTN BCH,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- LND NO FLAPS,HALFWAY DWN RWY. PLT VEERED TO AVOID BLDG. HIT STINSON N97401 & BEECH N2984B.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1215D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1215D), registered now, S/N 19769, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (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 19751003030559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751003030559A), Oct 3, 1975: Cessna 170A, Huntingtn Bch, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd no flaps,halfway dwn rwy. Plt veered to avoid bldg. Hit Stinson N97401 & Beech N2984B.

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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