# Accident 19890707021129A: Cessna 150M, Santa Monica, CA, July 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1989, 10:21 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0106° N, 118.4604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0106&lon=-118.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704YY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704YY-1995-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,782 total, 400 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707021129A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER BUT ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE. STRUCK POWERLINES AND TRAFFIC LIGHT ON LANDING. THROTTLE ARM CAME LOOSE.

## 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 LAX89LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA236), Jul 7, 1989: Cessna 150M (N704YY), Venice, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION OF THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE LINKAGE ARM.

## Other reports on N704YY (1)

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

- [Incident 19861017063699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861017063699I), Oct 17, 1986: Cessna 150M (N704YY), Goose Bay, AK. Forced landing on road after power loss. Found cylinder head separated from barrel.

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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