# NTSB LAX77FUG04: Cessna 150, N45394, Ettiwanda, CA, October 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1976
- Place: Ettiwanda, CA · ETTIWANDA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3253  76/10/29 NR.ETTIWANDA,CA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N45394              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 1192 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            133 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAVERNE,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LATE RECOVERY FRM PRACTICE FORCED LDG. UN OUTCLIMB TERRAIN,HAD TO LND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45394](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45394-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 15076901, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19761029035239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761029035239A), Oct 29, 1976: Cessna 150M, Ettiwanda, CA, Substantial damage. Late recovery frm practice forced ldg. Un outclimb terrain,had to lnd.

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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