# NTSB LAX78FUA18: Cessna 150, N66770, Santa Ana, CA, March 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1978
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA18-202553

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0478  78/3/11    SANTA ANA,CA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N66770              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- STU PLT UNABLE NEGOTIATE RT TURN COLLIDED WITH AERO COMDR N4606B,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66770](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66770-2013-10-28), registration cancelled 2013-10-28, S/N 15076264, built 1974 (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: Orange County

## 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 19780311005669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780311005669A), Mar 11, 1978: Cessna A150K, Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Stu plt unable negotiate rt turn collided with aero comdr N4606B,tantial damage.

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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