# NTSB LAX78FUA03: Cessna 150, N63464, Huntington Bch, CA, November 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3501  77/11/23   HUNTINGTON BCH,CA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 772
        TIME - 1920                    N63464              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 166 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON BCH,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD GO AROUND WITH CARB HEAT ON,FLAPS 30 DEG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63464](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63464-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 15077335, 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
- Airport: Meadowlark

## 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 19771123036139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771123036139A), Nov 23, 1977: Cessna 150M, Huntington Bch, CA, Substantial damage. Attmptd go around with carb heat on,flaps 30 deg

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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