Cessna 150B N7280X
3 November 1982 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 November 1982 at about 02:50 local time, a Cessna 150B registered N7280X, operated by William H. Furrow, was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.0604, -118.4292
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150B
- Registration
- N7280X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William H. Furrow
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Watsonville → Santa Monica
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH PARTIALLY FILLED FUEL TANKS. ENROUTE, OVER THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS THE ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. AFTER HITTING A HIGHWAY SIGN DURING THE APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON TOP OF AN AUTOMOBILE ON THE SAN DIEGO FREEWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN THE AIR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AND TWENTY MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1982 | Cessna 150H | Ansonia, Connecticut, United States | Bridgeport Flight Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1982 | Cessna 150H | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | John P. Ellison JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1982 | Cessna 150G | Tucson, Arizona, United States | David G. Lepo | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1982 | Cessna 150 | Red Oak, Virginia, United States | Jerry M. Daniel | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1982 | Cessna 150H | Genoa City, Wisconsin, United States | Robert Q. Russell | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Cessna 150H | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | TED Mayfield Pacific Parachute | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
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| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
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