# NTSB LAX80FUQ26: Cessna 152, N65509, Pacoima, CA, September 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1980
- Place: Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUQ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2712  80/9/29    PACOIMA,CA          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 35, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N65509              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CA                  PACOIMA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT NOT INDORSE IN MAKE & MODEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65509](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65509-2007-06-19), registration cancelled 2007-06-19, S/N 15281595, 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: Whiteman

## 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 19800929062579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929062579A), Sep 29, 1980: Cessna 152, Pacoima, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing and crashed on nose wheel.

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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