# Accident 20221222018709A: Cessna 150A, Santa Monica, CA, December 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2022, 15:18 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0060° N, 118.4944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0060&lon=-118.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7032X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7032X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150A (registry code 2071804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221222018709A

## Narrative

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

0N DECEMBER 22, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:18 PST, A CESSNA 150, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE WHILE CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PIC FORCED LANDED ON THE SHORELINE ESTIMATED AT 1,500 FEET SOUTH OF THE SANTA MONICA PIER AND INVERTED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SMO AIRPORT. THE PIC AND PAX WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. PAX DECEASED AT HOSPITAL. PIC WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. DETAIL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE PENDING. WILL AMEND ACCORDINGLY.

## 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 WPR23FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA073), Dec 22, 2022: Cessna 150A (N7032X), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A failure of the No. 1 piston connecting rod bearing journal due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power.

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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