- Date
- February 13, 1984, 23:45 local (Feb 14, 1984, 07:45 UTC)
- Place
- Vacaville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N704JPCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840213004449A
- Case key
- 24171
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The eng failed & the acft collided with power lines during a night forced landing. An eng exam revealed fuel in both the fuel lines & carburetor. The 0005 wx observation at travis afb, about 7 mi south of the accident site, reporteda temp of 47 deg & a dewpoint of 33 deg. According to icing probability charts, serious carburetor icing was possible at cruise power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704JP
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078650
- Airframe hours
- 3,254
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cal Aggie Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Dennis M. Huntington
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 27, 1984 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- 005 · Davis, 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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 198 total · 14 in this make and model · 141 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUU, 7 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.