# Accident 19920415010099A: Cessna 150G, Galt, CA, April 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Galt, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2685° N, 121.2990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galt, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2685&lon=-121.2990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6213S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6213S-1992-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 400 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920415010099A

## Narrative

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

AWARE OF FATIGUE ON DEPARTURE. ALLOWED ALTITUDE DECAY ON INATTENTION. STRUCK POWERLINES. IMPACTED GROUND VERTICAL.

## 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 LAX92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA178), Apr 16, 1992: Cessna 150G (N6213S), Galt, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION BY SELECTING AN IMPROPER CRUISE ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FATIGUE DUE TO LACK OF SLEEP.

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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