# Accident 20061231027819A: Cessna 150J, El Cajon, CA, December 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8261° N, 116.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8261&lon=-116.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50814, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50814-2010-04-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061231027819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/31/06, AT 1100 PST N50814, A CESSNA 150 AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING BANNER TOW OPERATION AT GILLESPIE FIELD (KSEE), EL CAJON CA. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED BUT FAILED TO PICK UP THE BANNER. DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT, SPUN LEFT 290 DEGREES, IMPACTING RUNWAY 27R. WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE FULL ENGINE POWER WAS NEVER APPLIED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. LYCOMING AND CESSNA REPRESENTATIVES AS WELL AS FAA-IIC EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT ON 01/05/07, KSEE. NO PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES WERE NOTED TO THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS, OR THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 LAX07LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA067), Dec 31, 2006: Cessna 150J (N50814), San Diego, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the throttle and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/spin.

## Other reports on N50814 (5)

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

- [Incident 20050710015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050710015679I), Jul 10, 2005: Cessna 150J (N50814), Anaheim Hills, CA. (-23) At approx 2300 MSL aircraft experienced an immediate engine failure and landed on 241 tollway connector to 91 eastbound freeway, near Anaheim Hills, CA.…
- [Incident 20021026030919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021026030919I), Oct 26, 2002: Cessna 150J (N50814), Anaheim, CA. (-23) On October 26, 2002, a Cessna 150-J, N50814, banner tow aircraft developed engine problems and landed on kraemer blvd, a street near edison field stadium…
- [Accident 19960707016409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960707016409A), Jul 7, 1996: Cessna STC150 (N50814), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit downwind for landing. Dropped banner. Landed short. Nosed over. Selector on empty tank instead of both.
- [Accident 19760821024869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821024869A), Aug 21, 1976: Cessna 150J (N50814), El Monte, CA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19730501010962A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730501010962A), May 1, 1973: Cessna 150J (N50814), Pacoima, CA, Substantial damage. C-150 in ldg flare. UNICOM not monitored at time of accdt. Both plts called entering pattern.

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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