# Accident 19871018060069A: Cessna 150L, Carpenteria, CA, October 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Carpenteria, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4290° N, 119.5205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4290&lon=-119.5205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11176, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11176-1989-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 147 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018060069A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FOG NEAR DESTINATION BECAME DISORIENTED AND COLLIDED WITH A FOG SHROUDED RIDGE.

## 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 LAX88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA018), Oct 19, 1987: Cessna 150L (N11176), Carpenteria, 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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