# NTSB LAX78FA006: Cessna 150G, N8312J, Laguna Beach, CA, December 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1977
- Place: Laguna Beach, CA · LAGUNA BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.5432° N, 117.7618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laguna Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5432&lon=-117.7618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3754  77/12/14 NR.LAGUNA BEACH,CA.   CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 7868
        TIME - 1135                    N8312J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANNA,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- SANK IN PACIFIC OCEAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8312J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8312J-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 15066212, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19771214041339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771214041339A), Dec 14, 1977: Cessna A150K, Laguna Beach, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Sank in pacific ocean.

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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