- Date
- October 20, 1983, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Anacapa Island, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N714PRCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831020055439A
- Case key
- 24066
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During flt, the plt established radio contact with a fishing boat & made a low pass near the boat at an estimated altitude of 200 ft. the captain of the boat said he told the plt not to fly like that around his boat again. However, the plt made another low pass at an apparent slower airspeed. As the acft passed the boat's port side, it entered a steep left bank & began to descend. Shortly after that, the acft impacted the water with its left wing & eng, simultaneously. After crashing, the acft & plt sank & were not recovered. According to witnesses, the eng sounded normal until impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714PR
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079332
- Airframe hours
- 3,703
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George B. Butte
- Registered owner
- Aerial-Survey Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1983 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- TOA · Torrance, 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,133 total · 8 in this make and model · 1,030 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.