Cessna 150M N45382
21 September 1985 · Selma, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N45382 was involved in an accident near Selma, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Selma, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Selma (0Q4)
- Coordinates
- 36.5309, -119.6403
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N45382
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lancaster → Selma
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA399
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
THE PILOT REPTD THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DURING THE DESCENT TO SELMA ARPT. THE PILOT DID NOT APPLY CARB HEAT BEFORE BEGINING THE DESCENT. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING THE ACFT LEFT WING STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY DURING THE POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION. THE ACFT CONTAINED ABOUT 10 GALS OF FUEL. THE TEMP/DEW POINT SPREAD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 64 DEG F & 44 DEG F. ACCORDING TO THE CARB ICING CURVE, THE ACFT WAS OPERATING IN THE SERIOUS CARB ICING RANGE AT GLIDE POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150 | Missoula, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1985 | Cessna 150M | McAllen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1985 | Cessna 150L | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | Michael B. Bumgarner | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150J | Dublin, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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