- Date
- January 17, 1982, 18:30 local (Jan 18, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Davis, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N63182Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820117001239A
- Case key
- 70415
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated pilot had recently received a night checkout on 1/8/82 and was scheduled to have been on a practive night flight. The three nearest weather stations reported ceilings between 200 ft and 400 ft and visibilities from 3/4 to 1 1/2 miles with fog. The aircraft crashed about one mile south of the airport and about 1/2 mile west of the runway centerline. Material from the left wing was found at the initial impact point. After impact, the aircraft traveled 75 ft on a heading of 170 degrees. An investigation revealed no failures of the aircraft or engine. There was no record of a preflight weather briefing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63182
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077160
- Airframe hours
- 3,877
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cal-Aggie Flying Farmers
- Registered owner
- Cal-Aggie Flying Farmers
- Departed
- 005 · Davis, CA
- Destination
- 005 · Davis, CA
- Airport
- 005 · University
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 77 total · 73 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Temperature
- 104 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SVV, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.