# Accident 20190526023589A: Cessna 150F, Garberville, CA, May 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Garberville, CA
- Airport: Garberville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0883° N, 123.8075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0883&lon=-123.8075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8746S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8746S-2020-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 206 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190526023589A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 26, 2019, AT 1430 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AIRCRAFT N8746S, A CESSNA 150F, COLLIDED WITH A TREE WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE GARBERVILLE AIRPORT, GARBERVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE TREES AND GROUND. THE EMPENNAGE SEPARATED FORWARD OF THE DORSAL FIN AND CAME TO REST ADJACENT TO THE FUSELAGE. THE WINGS RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIPS, BUT OTHERWISE ARE INTACT. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE SITE IS ON A STEEP HILLSIDE AMONG A DENSELY WOODED AREA.

## 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 WPR19LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA155), May 26, 2019: Cessna 150 (N8746S), Garberville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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