# NTSB LAX77FUA14: Cessna 150, N19034, Huntington Bch, CA, May 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1977
- Place: Huntington Bch, CA · HUNTINGTON BCH, CA
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&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 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0751   77/5/7    HUNTINGTON BCH,CA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N19034              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: GENERATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GENERATOR FAILED. FIRE SHORTED MAGS & ENG QUIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19034](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19034-2009-07-09), registration cancelled 2009-07-09, S/N 15074111, built 1972 (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 19770507010409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507010409A), May 7, 1977: Cessna 150L, Huntington Bch, CA, Substantial damage. Generator failed. Fire shorted mags & eng quit.

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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