# Accident 19861125081389A: Cessna 150L, Fresno, CA, November 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1986, 15:06 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6390° N, 121.5397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6390&lon=-121.5397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11185, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11185-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861125081389A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT BEING VECTORED TO AIRPORT EXHAUSTED FUEL IN THE PATTERN. STRUCK A POLE, IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX87LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA049), Nov 25, 1986: Cessna 150L (N11185), Fresno, CA, destroyed

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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