# NTSB LAX79FUM26: Cessna 150, N459AP, San Diego, CA, September 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1979
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2433   79/9/6    SAN DIEGO,CA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1555                    N459AP              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 1540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1526 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- TKOF W LFT CABIN DOOR UNLATCHED.COLLIDED W GND WHILE CLOSING DOOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N459AP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459AP-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 15072506, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery

## 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 19790906027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906027039A), Sep 6, 1979: Cessna 150, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Instructor reached across student to close cabin door just after lift off. Aircraft hit runway. Collapsed nose gear

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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