# Accident 19871231072829A: Cessna 150K, San Andreas, CA, December 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Airport: Calaveras
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1927° N, 120.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Andreas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1927&lon=-120.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6422G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6422G-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,323 total, 228 in this make and model, 341 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871231072829A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING. NOSED OVER ON LANDING. HAD FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 LAX88LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA078), Dec 31, 1987: Cessna 150K (N6422G), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage

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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