# NTSB LAX80DUQ02: Cessna 150L, N66019, Van Nuys, CA, October 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1979
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2640  79/10/14   VAN NUYS,CA         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N66019              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66019](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66019-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 15075780 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

## 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 19791014030769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014030769A), Oct 14, 1979: Cessna 150L, Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft. Veered off runway. Became airborne. Hit top of hangar.

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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