# Accident 19831231064459A: Cessna A150M, Castaic, CA, December 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Castaic, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4774° N, 118.6327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castaic, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4774&lon=-118.6327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7320A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7320A-1991-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231064459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING INVERTED FLIGHT. OVERSHOT A PORTION OF ROAD ON FORCED LANDING. NEITHER OCCUPANT HAD PARACHUTES.

## 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 LAX84LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA126), Dec 31, 1983: Cessna A150M (N7320A), Castaic, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7320A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870602017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870602017689A), Jun 2, 1987: Cessna A150M (N7320A), Oxnard, CA, Destroyed. VFR pilot took off into near zero IMC and crashed into vehicles in a parking lot.

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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