# NTSB LAX76FUD07: Cessna 150L, N17003, Hawthorne, CA, January 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1976
- Place: Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
- Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0055   76/1/4    HAWTHORNE,CA        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N17003              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SECOND SOLO FLT. HIT C-150 N2920J & PA-28 N9637W,BOTH SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17003](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17003-2021-01-09), registration cancelled 2021-01-09, S/N 15073574, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- 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: Hawthorne

## 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 19760104000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760104000169A), Jan 4, 1976: Cessna 150L, Hawthorne, CA, Substantial damage. Second solo flt. Hit C-150 N2920J & PA-28 N9637W,both substl dmg.

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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