# NTSB Accident LAX00LA237
> **Cessna 150M** · 2000-06-21 · EL MONTE, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA237
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21273
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-21
- **Location:** EL MONTE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.080177, -118.02922
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150M
- **Registration:** N704QJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadequate maintenance inspection by other maintenance personnel of the exhaust system that resulted in an eroded muffler that allowed hot gases to impinge on magneto wiring and resulted in loss of engine power.  A factor was the soft terrain at the forced landing site.

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