# Accident 19850330012689A: Cessna 150H, Sylmar, CA, March 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1985, 17:40 local time
- Place: Sylmar, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3210° N, 118.3803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3210&lon=-118.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23045, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23045-1991-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FUQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850330012689A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO REFUEL AT EACH STOP AS WAS TOLD TO DO BY INSTRUCTOR. RAN OUT OF FUEL. HIT WIRE,POLE LANDING ON A FREEWAY.

## 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 LAX85FUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FUQ02), Mar 31, 1985: Cessna 150H (N23045), Sylmar, 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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