LAX77FUQ46

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Santa Paula, CA · August 26, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 26, 1977
Place
Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6283GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770826025569A
Case key
146138

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1958  77/8/26    SANTA PAULA,CA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 328
        TIME - 1430                    N6283G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DXNARD,CA                   LOCAL                        SANTA PAULA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N6283G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Paula

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.