# Accident 19951125038429A: Cessna 150E, Sonora, CA, November 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1995, 13:15 local time
- Place: Sonora, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9806° N, 120.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9806&lon=-120.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3000J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3000J-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951125038429A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LOCAL FLIGHT. HIT POWER POLE LANDING. CARB ICING EXISTED. EXPIRED STUDENT PERMIT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD.

## 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 LAX96LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA054), Nov 25, 1995: Cessna 150E (N3000J), Sonora, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: carburetor icing, due to the pilot's improper use of power plant controls and/or carburetor heat. A factor relating to the accident was: the weather condition, which was conducive to carburetor ice.

## Other reports on N3000J (1)

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

- [Incident 19870318026279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870318026279I), Mar 18, 1987: Cessna 150E (N3000J), Morgan Hill, CA. Fuel exhausted en route. Landed on a freeway without damage. Students certificate expired.

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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