# NTSB LAX85LA152: Cessna 150F, N7084F, Tranquility, CA, February 19, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 19, 1985, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Tranquility, CA
- Coordinates: 36.649307, -120.280464 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6493&lon=-120.2805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX85LA152
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24660/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA152

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PLT'S MOTHER, HER SON TOOK OFF FROM THEIR COMPANY'S PRIVATELY OWNED AIRSTRIP FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUELING THE COMPANY'S ACFT. AFTER FLYING FOR ABOUT 15 MIN, THE ACFT EXHAUSTED ITS FUEL SUPPLY. THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. DURING ROLLOUT, THE ACFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN A DITCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7084F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15063684
- Airframe hours: 3800
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Errecart Farms, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, September 9, 1984
- Departed: TRANQUILITY, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FAT, 30 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850219003929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850219003929A), Feb 19, 1985: Cessna 150F, Tranquility, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff due to fuel exhaustion. Landed in a field and rolled into a ditch.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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