# Accident 20060726014939A: Cessna 150J, Napa, CA, July 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2006, 08:45 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2131° N, 122.2806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2131&lon=-122.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60816, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60816-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060726014939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE CHECKED FUEL BY STICKING THE TANKS WITH A GLASS TUBE. HE STATED IT SHOWED FIVE TO SIX GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK AND NONE IN THE LEFT TANK. IT WAS A FIFTEEN MINUTE FLIGHT AND HE BELIEVED HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL. AS HE APPROACHED NAPA (APC) HE CALLED THE TOWER AND THEY TOLD HIM TO STANDBY AS THEY HAD IFR TRAFFIC TO GET OFF BEFORE THEY COULD HANDLE A SPECIAL VRF TRAFFIC. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE STARTED TO CIRCLE AROUND MT. GEORGE WITH THE DRY TANK ON THE HIGH SIDE OF THE TURN. THE TANK WITH THE FUEL WAS UN-PORTED AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE ENGINE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET FULL POWER ONCE IT STARTED. THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND THE PILOT WAS TOO FAR FROM THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT. HE LANDED IN A PARK ABOUT FOUR MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE LANDING WAS ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 LAX06CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA245), Jul 26, 2006: Cessna 150J (N60816), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The fuel starvation was the result of the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation (failure to refuel the airplane before taking off) and his inadequate…

## Other reports on N60816 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860224071519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860224071519A), Feb 24, 1986: Cessna 150J (N60816), Los Banos, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot became disoriented. Engine failed from fuel exhaustion. Landed in a shallow drainage ditch at night.

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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