- Date
- September 5, 1985, 19:17 local (Sep 6, 1985, 02:17 UTC)
- Place
- Huntington Beac, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6436GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850905043429A
- Case key
- 24829
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - improperCause
Refueling - not performedCause
Fuel consumption calculations - misjudgedCause
Judgment - poorCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Acft lost power on takeoff from Huntington beach, CA, and crashed landed on the arpt. The acft was destroyed and the plt was not hurt. Examination of the fuel system revealed only 1.6 gals of fuel present.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6436G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071936
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ray M. Kato
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- L16
- Destination
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
- Airport
- L16 · Meadowlark, runway 19, 2,330 × 36 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,570 total · 860 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LGB, 5 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.