# NTSB LAX76FUQ37: Cessna 150J, N51283, Van Nuys, CA, April 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1976
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUQ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0915  76/4/30    VAN NUYS,CA         CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1812                    N51283              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          VAN NUYS,CA                 RETURN                       LOMPOC,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ACFT ON CITY STREET AFTER OVERSHOOTING EMPTY FIELD DURING FORCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51283](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51283-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 15069893 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport

## 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 19760430010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760430010139A), Apr 30, 1976: Cessna 150J, Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed acft on city street after overshooting empty field during forced landing

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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