# NTSB LAX80FUD08: Cessna 152, N67583, Santa Monica, CA, May 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1980
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0351  80/5/15    SANTA MONICA,CA.    CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1651                    N67583              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CA.            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- OCRD DRG 2ND TOUCH & GO ON INITIAL SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67583](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67583-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 15281929, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (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 19800515013959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515013959A), May 15, 1980: Cessna 152, Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control on landing during first solo. Veered off runway. Struck 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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