# Accident 19840216004879A: Cessna 150F, Folsom Lake, CA, February 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1984, 17:50 local time
- Place: Folsom Lake, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6693° N, 121.1402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6693&lon=-121.1402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8242S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8242S-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 136 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840216004879A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS SAW AIRCRAFT BUZZING LAKE AND STALL INTO LAKE AFTER A WINGOVER. OCCUPANTS DRANK BEER PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX84LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA171), Feb 17, 1984: Cessna 150F (N8242S), Folsom Lake, 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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