# Accident 19820720035519A: Cessna 150M, Orinda, CA, July 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1982, 18:45 local time
- Place: Orinda, CA
- Airport: Metro Oakland Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8900° N, 122.1906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8900&lon=-122.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8288U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8288U-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 137 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720035519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE FAILED. DITCHED IN A LAKE.ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL. WITNESSES SAW AIRPLANE ON 2 POWER OFF GLIDES.

## 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 LAX82FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA269), Jul 21, 1982: Cessna 150M (N8288U), Orinda, 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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