# NTSB LAX80FUQ01: Cessna 152, N7603B, Ojai, CA, October 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1979
- Place: Ojai, CA · OJAI, CA
- Location: 34.4492° N, 119.2467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ojai, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4492&lon=-119.2467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2429   79/10/6   OJAI,CA             CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 66, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N7603B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CA                KERNVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- HEADING INDICATOR IMPROPERLY SET.HIT PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7603B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7603B-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N A1520777 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19791006027859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006027859A), Oct 6, 1979: Cessna 152, Ojai, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost and low on fuel attempted landing in field. Hit wires on approach.

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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