# NTSB LAX81DUQ24: Cessna 150, N704ZC, Santa Paula, CA, June 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1981
- Place: Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
- Location: 34.3549° N, 119.0663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Paula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3549&lon=-119.0663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1575  81/6/14    SANTA PAULA,CA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N704ZC              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA PAULA,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- R WINDOW OPENED.COLLIDED WITH TRASH BIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704ZC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704ZC-1998-03-12), registration cancelled 1998-03-12, S/N 15078994 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Paula

## 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 19810614032519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810614032519A), Jun 14, 1981: Cessna 150M, Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Window blew open in pattern. Possibly distracted student pilot who overran the runway on landing.

## Other investigations on N704ZC (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX85LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA043), Nov 17, 1984: Cessna 150M (N704ZC), Ojai, CA, substantial damage

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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