Cessna 150K N6422G accident, San Andreas, CA, Dec 31, 1987 · NTSB LAX88LA078

Date: December 31, 1987, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place: San Andreas, CA
Injuries: 2 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Initial climb
Aircraft: N6422GCessna 150K
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report December 27, 1988
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19871231072829A
Case key: 25929

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Sequence of events

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Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanicalTakeoff - initial climb

Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause

Supervision - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause

Aircraft preflight - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause

Fuel consumption calculations - inaccuratePilot in command(cfi)Cause

Touch-and-go - performed

Forced landingDescent - emergency

Nose overLanding - roll

Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor

Aircraft

Registration: N6422G
Reported as: Cessna 150K
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 15071922
Engine: Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Operator: Norcal Aviation
Registered owner: David W. Rousey
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
Airport: 003 · Calaveras, runway 31, 3,600 × 60 ft, dirt

N6422GRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 1989 · Cessna 150KS/N 15071922 Airframe modelCessna 150K

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 33
Certificates: Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings: Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings: Airplane
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Right
Flight hours: 1,323 total · 228 in this make and model · 1,215 as pilot in command · 341 in the last 90 days · 96 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 10 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.

Accident 19871231072829ACessna 150K · San Andreas, CALoss of engine power on a dual instructional flight. Forced landing. Nosed over on landing. Had fuel starvation.Dec 31, 1987 · N6422G · Substantial damage

Other investigations on N6422G · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

NTSB OAK71DVM14Accident · No injuriesClosedSan Jose, CAAug 31, 1970 · Substantial damage