Cessna 150M N888GS
29 August 1982 · Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1982 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N888GS, operated by Judith A Drake & Alexander HAN, was involved in an accident near Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.0204, -117.1897
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N888GS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Judith A Drake & Alexander HAN
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Diego → San Diego
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FA320
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
AS THE STUDENT WAS RECOVERING FROM A SLIP MANEUVER AT ABOUT 1,500 FT POWER WAS APPLIED. THE ENG INITIALLY PRODUCED ABOUT 2500 RPM, THEN DECREASED TO ABOUT 2000 RPM. APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT DID NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT OF THE ENG RPM.RPM CONTINUED TO DECREASE TO ABOUT 1200 RPM. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL & ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A RIVERBED. DURING THE APPROACHTHE RIGHT WING STRUCK A POWERLINE. THE CFI WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT & LANDING WAS MADE ON THE SOFT, SANDY RIVERBED. THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED AS IT DUG INTO THE GROUND & THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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