# NTSB LAX80DVM28: Cessna 150, N18223, Carmel, CA, May 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1980
- Place: Carmel, CA · CARMEL, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0470   80/5/4    CARMEL,CA           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1225                    N18223              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARMEL VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 CARMEL,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N18223 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carmel Valley

## 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 19800504011599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504011599A), May 4, 1980: Cessna 150, Carmel, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot delayed go-around and hit incline at end of runway.

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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