# NTSB LAX81DUQ09: Cessna 150, N5620E, San Fernando, AZ, December 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1980
- Place: San Fernando, AZ · SAN FERNANDO, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUQ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3774  80/12/24   SAN FERNANDO,CA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 2690
        TIME - 1234                    N5620E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 319 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALIFORNIA CITY,CA          SAN FERNANDO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5620E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5620E-1991-04-26), registration cancelled 1991-04-26, S/N 17120 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Fernando

## 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 19801224084689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801224084689A), Dec 24, 1980: Cessna 150, San Fernando, CA, Substantial damage. Too slow on final. Landed hard on nose wheel, collapsed 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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