- Date
- December 21, 1985, 19:23 local (Dec 22, 1985, 03:23 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Paula, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N714GGCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851221063319A
- Case key
- 25043
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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.
In flight collision with object
Visual lookout - not maintainedFactor
Proper glidepath - not followedFactor
Remedial action - delayedFactor
Supervision - inadequateCause
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Light condition - nightFactor
Object - utility poleFactor
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The student plt & his CFI successfully performed 8 landings. On final apch to the 9'TH ldg the acft was low & the CFI delayed in directing his student to increase eng pwr. The student responded but the acft did not gain alt soon enough to avoid colliding with a pwr pole & wires 300 ft from the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714GG
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079160
- Airframe hours
- 4,108
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Santa Paula Flight Center
- Registered owner
- Richard P. Schutze
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1985 · 52 hours before
- Airport
- SZP · Santa Paula, runway 22, 2,650 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 85
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 9,845 total · 70 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.