- Date
- April 29, 1984, 16:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Ord, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5559GCessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840429015139A
- Case key
- 24250
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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
Before taking off, the plt noted that the left fuel gage indicated a little less than 1/2 full & the right gage showed aprx 1/2 full. He stated that a 'visual inspection showed about the same, as much as I could see.' The flt was uneventful until the eng suddenly lost pwr about 3 miles from the destination. An emergency landing was made on rough, uneven terrain where the nose gear collapsed during the roll-out. The plt reported that a few minutes before the power loss, he had checked the fuel gages & they indicated about 1/4 full. Automotive fuel was being used & an STC had been issued for that purpose. About 2 1/2 gals of fuel were drained from the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5559G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071059
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nicholas B. Storm
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1983 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- APC · Napa, CA
- Destination
- MRY · Monterey, 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 483 total · 89 in this make and model · 338 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
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 N5559G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.