- Date
- March 10, 1983, 13:29 local (21:29 UTC)
- Place
- Oakland, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4025JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830310006869A
- Case key
- 23636
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Analysis
The student plt was on a solo x-country flt from haymond, CA to sonoma & grass valley, CA, then return to hayward. She reported that the en route time on the 1st 2 legs of the flt were increased slightly due to the wx. The acft was not refueled at either of the en route arpts. On the last leg of the flt, the eng lost power as the acft was crossing the Oakland hills. The student stated that the fuel gages were indicating 1/4 full at that time. While making an emergency landing, she flew under a power line; however, shortly after touchdown, a wing tip hit an overhanging tree, then the acft grazed a truck & went thru a fence before coming to rest. Only about 1 1/2 to 2 quarts of fuel was remaining in the right fuel tank & less than that was remaining in the left tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4025J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-65325
- Airframe hours
- 7,279
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Silver Wings
- Registered owner
- Hans Hockworth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1983 · 41 hours before
- Departed
- 017 · Grass Valley, CA
- Destination
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 38 total · 38 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.