LAX88LA282

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Corona, CA · August 7, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 6, 1988, 21:15 local (Aug 7, 1988, 04:15 UTC)
Place
Corona, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7297GCessna 150L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed · report October 2, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880806033629A
Case key
26076

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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.

Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanicalCruise - normal
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel consumption calculations - not performedPilot in commandCause
Fuel supply - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
Light condition - dark night
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - vehicleFactor

Analysis

During a cross country flight, the engine suddenly lost power. The pilot initiated a forced landing on a residential street where, during the landing roll, the airplane collided with a parked vehicle. Inspection of the airplane revealed that there was approximately 1 gallon of fuel remaining in the fuel tanks.

Aircraft

Registration
N7297G
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15074638
Engine
Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Rogers, David M.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
P20 · Parker, AZ
Destination
CNO · Chino, 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
37
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
388 total · 151 in this make and model · 284 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Wind
Calm
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
63 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
RIV

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.