Cessna 150M N8288U

Summary

On 21 July 1982 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N8288U, operated by Flightways Academy, Inc., was involved in an accident near Orinda, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 July 1982 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Orinda, California, United States

Coordinates

37.8900, -122.1906

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N8288U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Flightways Academy, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Concord → Oakland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FA269

1 person had minor injuries.

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

WHILE ENROUTE TO OAKLAND THE PLT REPORTED EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF CLIMBING POWER AT 2,000 FT NEAR THE SAN PABLO RESERVOIR. HE APPLIED CARB HEAT, CHECKED MIXTURE SETTING & PRIMER. HE THEN EXTENDED FULL FLAPS & RETARDED THE THROTTLE JUST PRIOR TO LANDING IN THE RESERVOIR. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1 HR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE SAME ACFT WAS OBSERVED GLIDING TOWARDS THE EAST END OF THE SHORE AT ABOUT 400 TO 600 FT ABOVE THE WATER. AS THE ACFT GLIDED OVER TREES AT THE EAST END POWER WAS APPLIED & THE ACFT BEGAN A SHALLOW CLIMB TOWARDS RICHMOND, CA. AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 WITNESSES ONCE AGAIN OBSERVED THE ACFT GLIDING TOWARD THE EAST END OF THE RESERVOIR AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FT, ENTER A SHARP 180 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AND LAND IN THE RESERVOIR. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.