# Incident 19871128074229I: Cessna 150L, Salinas, CA, November 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINAS MUNI (SNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7457G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7457G-2012-10-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 15 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871128074229I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS. ADDED CARBURETOR HEAT. ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. NOSED DOWN. PROPELLER HIT GROUND.

## Other reports on N7457G (2)

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

- [Accident 19930722025109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722025109A), Jul 22, 1993: Cessna 150L (N7457G), Hanford, CA, Substantial damage. Too low on final. Began go around. Pitched up as power added. Dumped flaps but left carb heat on. Stalled.
- [Incident 19900718039929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900718039929I), Jul 18, 1990: Cessna 150L (N7457G), Huron, CA. Engine sputtered. Used carburetor heat. Engine quit. Emergency off airport landing.

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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