# NTSB LAX78FUQ41: Cessna 150A, N7102X, Pacoima, CA, August 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUQ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2232   78/8/6    PACOIMA,CA          CESSNA 150A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 415
        TIME - 2125                    N7102X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACOIMA,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7102X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7102X-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 15059202, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (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
- Airport: Whiteman Airpark

## 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 19780806024369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806024369A), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna A150K, Pacoima, CA, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7102X (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX72FUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUQ01), Jul 5, 1971: Cessna 150 (N7102X), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0119), Sep 29, 1965: Cessna 150 (N7102X), Wasco, CA, substantial 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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