- Date
- May 27, 1987, 00:21 local (07:21 UTC)
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6669GCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870527016119A
- Case key
- 25596
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Analysis
While on final apch to land on rwy 31R at night, the acft flew too low, struck trees, then collided with the terrain. The plt was taken to a hospital with serious injuries & a blood sample was drawn at 0205 PDT. A check of his blood showed an alcohol level of 0.14%. No preimpact mechanical problem of the acft or eng was rprtd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6669G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072169
- Airframe hours
- 3,462
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Firebaugh, Edward C.
- Registered owner
- Firebaugh, Edward C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1986 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- RHV · San Jose, CA
- Airport
- RHV · Reid-Hillview, runway 31R, 3,101 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 895 total · 775 in this make and model · 835 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RHV, 1 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.
Other investigations on N6669G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.