# NTSB LAX76FUD03: Cessna 150, N10047, Compton, CA, August 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1975
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD03

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2302  75/8/21    COMPTON,CA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1720                    N1244Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      24, 2905 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            1200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LONGBEACH,CA                RETURN                       COMPTON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2302  75/8/21    COMPTON,CA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 217
        TIME - 1720                    N10047              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COMPTON,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT. N10047 GR HIT WG & PROP OF N1244Q ON LDG FLARE.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N10047](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10047-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 15074758, built 1973 (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

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N1244Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1244Q-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 15072544, built 1971 (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

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750821026161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750821026161A), Aug 21, 1975: Cessna 150L, Compton, CA, Substantial damage. Uncontrolled arpt. N10047 gr hit wg & prop of N1244Q on ldg flare.
- [Accident 19750821026162A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750821026162A), Aug 21, 1975: Cessna 150L, Compton, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N10047 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX76FUD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD11), Jul 27, 1976: Cessna 150 (N10047), Compton, CA, substantial damage

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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