- Date
- December 31, 1983, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Castaic, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7320ACessna A150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831231064459A
- Case key
- 24134
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Analysis
After the plt landed on an abandoned road, the aircraft went off the right side, near the end of the roadway, then went over an embankment & nosed over. He did not submit an accident report (NTSB form 6120.1). However, he told sheriff's deputies that he made a forced on the road after the eng lost power. According to him, the eng stopped while he was performaning a rolling maneuver, then would not restart. No mechanical part malfunction or failure was found. Aprx 9.5 gal of fuel was remaining in the tanks after the accident. The plt indicated to the deputies that he detected a tail wind during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7320A
- Reported as
- Cessna A150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150 0713
- Airframe hours
- 1,560
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frank Senteiro
- Registered owner
- Crescent 609 Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Flight plan
- Unknown
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7320A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.