- Date
- February 24, 1986, 20:50 local (Feb 25, 1986, 04:50 UTC)
- Place
- Los Banos, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60816Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860224071519A
- Case key
- 25079
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he overflew his destination airport while on a night cross-country flight. He turned around and was proceeding back when the engine quit 20 miles short of his intended destination. The aircraft hit a ditch during the ensuing forced landing attempt. According to the local sheriff's deputy, the pilot stated that he believed that he ran out of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60816
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 70596
- Airframe hours
- 5,525
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Howard Winter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1985 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- Q40 · Elk Grove, CA
- Destination
- LSN · Los Banos, 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 306 total · 145 in this make and model · 242 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N60816 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.