# NTSB LAX76FUQ19: Cessna 150, N7314X, Lancaster, CA, December 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1975
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3724  75/12/23   LANCASTER,CA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 226
        TIME - 1630                    N7314X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STERKS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA YNEZ,CA               LANCASTER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PWR LINES AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7314X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7314X-2018-01-26), registration cancelled 2018-01-26, S/N 15059414, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (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: Sterks Ranch

## 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 19751223039539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751223039539A), Dec 23, 1975: Cessna 150B, Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Pwr lines at end of rwy.

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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