- Date
- August 29, 1982, 13:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N888GSCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72344
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
As the student was recovering from a slip maneuver at about 1,500 ft power was applied. The eng initially produced about 2500 RPM, then decreased to about 2000 RPM. Application of carburetor heat did not have any effect of the eng RPM.RPM continued to decrease to about 1200 RPM. The CFI took control & attempted to land on a riverbed. During the approachthe right wing struck a powerline. The CFI was able to maintain control of the acft & landing was made on the soft, sandy riverbed. The nose wheel separated as it dug into the ground & the acft flipped over onto its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N888GS
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076308
- Airframe hours
- 5,125
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A48, 105 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Judith A Drake & Alexander Han
- Registered owner
- Judith A Drake & Alexander Han
- Departed
- AI · San Diego, CA
- Destination
- AI · San Diego, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,369 total · 890 in this make and model · 1,329 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 172 °F