# Accident 19860224071519A: Cessna 150J, Los Banos, CA, February 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1986, 20:50 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0707° N, 120.8396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0707&lon=-120.8396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60816, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60816-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 145 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860224071519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED. ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED IN A SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH AT NIGHT.

## 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 LAX86LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA124), Feb 25, 1986: Cessna 150J (N60816), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N60816 (1)

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

- [Accident 20060726014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060726014939A), Jul 26, 2006: Cessna 150J (N60816), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he checked fuel by sticking the tanks with a glass tube. He stated it showed five to six gallons in the right tank and none in the left…

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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