# NTSB LAX76FUA21: Cessna 150H, N50036, Yorba Linda, CA, April 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1976
- Place: Yorba Linda, CA · YORBA LINDA, CA
- Location: 33.8890° N, 117.7721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yorba Linda, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8890&lon=-117.7721&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0574   76/4/7    YORBA LINDA,CA      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N50036              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 4 CON ROD CAP SEPARATED. LND IN ROLLING PASTURE & RAN INTO GULLEY. OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50036](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50036-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 15069027, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760407008009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760407008009A), Apr 7, 1976: Cessna 150H, Yorba Linda, CA, Substantial damage. Nr 4 con rod cap separated. Lnd in rolling pasture & ran into gulley. Oil covered windshield.

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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