# NTSB LAX80FUD11: Cessna 152, N49467, Santa Monica, CA, August 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1657   80/8/2    SANTA MONICA,CA     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N49467              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 1030 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            630 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIRT FND IN CARB FUEL DISCHARGE NOZZLE.FUEL INLET SCREEN WAS CLEAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49467](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49467-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 15281291, 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: Destroyed
- 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 19800802033419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802033419A), Aug 2, 1980: Cessna 152, Santa Monica, CA, Destroyed. Engine quit in practice area. Unable to make runway. Landed in trees in adjacent golf course. Clogged fuel nozzle.

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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