# NTSB LAX79FA072: Cessna 150, N66134, Palos Verdes, CA, August 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1979
- Place: Palos Verdes, CA · PALOS VERDES, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3141  79/8/30    PALOS VERDES,CA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 2000
        TIME - 1930                    N66134              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA YNES,CA              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTEDLY KIDNAPPED HIS SON FM FOSTER HOME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66134](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66134), registered now, S/N 15075862, 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

## 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 19790830036249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830036249A), Aug 30, 1979: Cessna 150M, Rancho Palos Ve, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot kidnapped his son. Flew until fuel exhaustion. Landed on rough terrain.

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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