# Accident 19820420011869A: Cessna 150K, Santa Barbara, CA, April 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1982, 01:50 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5305° N, 119.8008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5305&lon=-119.8008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5847G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5847G-1983-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820420011869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON NIGHT FISH SPOTTING FLIGHT. DITCHED OFF SHORE. AIRPLANE SANK, NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 LAX82DA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA144), Apr 20, 1982: Cessna 150K (N5847G), 9 Sw Santa Barb, CA, destroyed

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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