# NTSB LAX7LFUM04: Cessna 150, N8734S, Escondido, CA, July 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1975
- Place: Escondido, CA · ESCONDIDO, CA
- Location: 33.1192° N, 117.0864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escondido, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1192&lon=-117.0864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX7LFUM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX7LFUM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2143  75/7/20    ESCONDIDO,CA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N8734S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 1158 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            51 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTEE,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES DRG SIMULATED FORCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8734S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8734S-2008-05-02), registration cancelled 2008-05-02, S/N 15062034, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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 19750720019579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750720019579A), Jul 20, 1975: Cessna 150F, Escondido, CA, Substantial damage. Hit wires drg simulated forced ldg.

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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