# NTSB LAX79FUD01: Cessna 150, N3628V, Santa Monica, CA, August 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1979
- Place: Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1783  79/8/31    SANTA MONICA,CA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 107
        TIME - 1400                    N3628V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W TRUCK CROSSING RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3628V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3628V-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 15076568, 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: Santa Monica

## 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 19790831040999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831040999A), Aug 31, 1979: Cessna 150, Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit truck on final approach for landing. Truck did not have clearance.

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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