# Accident 19811212089369A: Cessna A150M, Laguna Beach, CA, December 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Laguna Beach, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5432° N, 117.7618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laguna Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5432&lon=-117.7618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8193V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8193V-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811212089369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON PROLONGED GLIDE. LANDED IN SURF DUE TO PERSONS ON BEACH. HAD FAILED TO PROPERLY USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82FUA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA07), Dec 12, 1981: Cessna 150 (N8193V), Laguna Beach, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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