# Accident 19870807042969A: Cessna 150M, Newport Beach, CA, August 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1987, 20:27 local time
- Place: Newport Beach, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6093° N, 117.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6093&lon=-117.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704PG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704PG-1990-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 20 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807042969A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER OCEAN AT NIGHT DESCENDED INTO WATER. FOUND STUCK VALVE. GYRO HORIZON INOPERATIVE PRIOR DEPARTURE.

## 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 LAX87FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA298), Aug 8, 1987: Cessna 150M (N704PG), Newport Beach, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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