- Date
- March 30, 1985, 17:40 local (Mar 31, 1985, 01:40 UTC)
- Place
- Sylmar, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N23045Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850330012689A
- Case key
- 24546
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft eng quit during a return from a x-country flt. The plt stated that nearing the end of his flt the acft encountered turbulence over the mts and he climbed to 7500 ft in search of smoother air. Shortly afterwards he started a slow descent from 7500 ft and at aprx 4000 ft MSL the eng qquit. Attempts to restart were unsuccessful. The crew that recovered the acft said there was no evidence of fuel in the tanks. The plt stated in interview that he had not refueled at every en route stop as instructed by the CFI before the flt. The acft was forced to land on a freeway where a collision with wires, lights and poles occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23045
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068696
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jan Checinski
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 8, 1985 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- SMA · Santa Maria, CA
- Destination
- WHP · Pacoima, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 78 total · 78 in this make and model · 36 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N23045 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.