# NTSB LAX88LA172: Cessna 150F, N8008S, Westlake, CA, April 30, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 30, 1988, 14:18 local (21:18 UTC)
- Place: Westlake, CA
- Coordinates: 37.670883, -122.46965 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6709&lon=-122.4697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88LA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25993/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA172

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - load jettison - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A BANNER TOWING OPERATION, THE PLT HAD JUST TRANSFERRED FUEL FROM THE AUX TANK TO THE MAINS. TWO MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD WHERE THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND RAN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS NOTED. ONLY UNUSEABLE FUEL WAS FOUND ONBOARD THE ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8008S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8008S-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 15061608, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15061608
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Red Baron Air Ads
- Registered owner: Latham, Darrell
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: WHP, LOS ANGELES, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 1,400 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880430013329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880430013329A), Apr 30, 1988: Cessna 150F, Westlake, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on banner tow. Left banner attached to slow forced landing. Banner caught on object. Aircraft stalled.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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