# NTSB LAX78FUQ18: Cessna A150J, N5941J, Thousand Oaks, CA, March 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1978
- Place: Thousand Oaks, CA · THOUSAND OAKS, CA
- Location: 34.1706° N, 118.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thousand Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1706&lon=-118.8375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUQ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0881  78/3/15    THOUSAND OAKS,CA    CESSNA A150J        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 136
        TIME - 1515                    N5941J              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMARILLO,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5941J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5941J-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N A1500241, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150J
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (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 19780315007979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315007979A), Mar 15, 1978: Cessna A150K, Thousand Oaks, CA, Destroyed

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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