- Date
- July 3, 1983, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6301MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830703028579A
- Case key
- 23774
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was cruising at about 3000 ft when the eng lost power. An emergency landing was made on a football field, but the acft was damaged. Only about 1 cup of fuel was found in the fuel tanks & no fuel was found in the fuel lines. The gascolator was broken, but no fuel was found on the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6301M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284662
- Airframe hours
- 1,248
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Schoenborn
- Registered owner
- David B. Pfost
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 26, 1983 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- SBA · Santa Barbara, CA
- Destination
- POA · Palo Alto, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MUQ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6301M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.