# Accident 19930729027269A: Cessna 150M, Santa Margarita, CA, July 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Santa Margarita, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3100° N, 120.2697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3100&lon=-120.2697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45138, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45138-1996-04-01) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,029 total, 819 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729027269A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING AT PRIVATE STRIP. NO WITNESSES. PILOT HAD NO MEMORY OF EVENT.

## 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 LAX93LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA307), Jul 29, 1993: Cessna 150M (N45138), Santa Margarita, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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