# NTSB LAX76FUD11: Cessna 150, N10047, Compton, CA, July 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1976
- 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD11

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2308  76/7/27    COMPTON,CA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N10047              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 1186 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            558 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COMPTON,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- ROTOR TURB FRM HELI NEXT TO RWY. LOST CTL & HIT PIPER J-3,N70671,SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- 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

## 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 19760727025769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760727025769A), Jul 27, 1976: Cessna 150L, Compton, CA, Substantial damage. Rotor turb frm heli next to rwy. Lost ctl & hit Piper J-3,N70671,substl dmg.

## 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 LAX76FUD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD03), Aug 21, 1975: 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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