Cessna 150 N704SL
12 February 2016 · Santa Paula, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 February 2016 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N704SL, operated by CP Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Santa Paula, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Paula, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Paula (SZP)
- Coordinates
- 34.3475, -119.0608
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N704SL
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1976
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- CP Aviation Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Paula → Santa Paula
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA127
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The tailwheel pilot's failure to see and avoid a stationary airplane performing a run-up, which resulted in a ground collision.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, "Due to the restricted visibility from the rear cockpit," he "failed to the see the C-150 that stopped on the taxiway." Subsequently, the propeller of the tailwheel airplane impacted the vertical stabilizer of a stationary Cessna airplane. The student pilot of the Cessna airplane reported that he was preparing for the engine run-up and never saw the tailwheel airplane until after the collision. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer of the Cessna airplane. The pilot of the tailwheel airplane and the student pilot of the Cessna airplane reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with their respective airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 150 M | N704SL | CP Aviation Inc. | Substantial |
| Aviat S-2 C | N57BC | Cornick, William E. Trustee | Minor |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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