NTSB LAX86LA125 — 1986-02-24 · WOODLAND, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N6188K

Make / Model: CESSNA 150M
Year of manufacture: 1975 · 11 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19820430
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A80FF0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6188K Cessna 150 None

Factual narrative

A CESSNA 150 COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. THE STUDENT PILOT INDICATED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED BY AN OBJECT THAT FLASHED INTO HIS VIEW. HE OVERFLARED TO AVOID THE OBJECT AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSING IT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86LA125.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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