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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Santa Ynez, CA · September 2, 1988

Date
September 2, 1988 · 10:25 local
Place
Santa Ynez, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60117
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA305
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,064 total1,064 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine rough. Applied heat, smoothed out. Turned heat off and engine quit. Struck trees on forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE ROUGH. APPLIED HEAT, SMOOTHED OUT. TURNED HEAT OFF AND ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.