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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Santa Paula, CA · August 9, 1985

Date
August 9, 1985 · 16:00 local
Place
Santa Paula, CA
Airport
Santa Paula
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3359V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA346
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,964 total1,100 in this make and model87 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing in a river bed after engine quit in pattern. Fuel supply exhausted. Gauges inaccurate.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING IN A RIVER BED AFTER ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. FUEL SUPPLY EXHAUSTED. GAUGES INACCURATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.