# Accident 19881119051469A: Cessna 150F, Santa Maria, CA, November 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8209° N, 120.4095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8209&lon=-120.4095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6883F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6883F-1989-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 262 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881119051469A

## Narrative

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

SEARCHING FOR A LOST AIRCRAFT AT A LOW ALTITUDE, FAILED TO NOTICE BOX CANYON AND RISING TERRAIN. FLEW INTO TREES.

## 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 LAX89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA053), Nov 19, 1988: Cessna 150F (N6883F), Santa Maria, 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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