- Date
- September 2, 1988, 10:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Ynez, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60117Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880902038339A
- Case key
- 26096
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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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that while en route, the airplane's engine began to run rough. He turned on the carburetor heat. The engine returned to normal operation. The pilot turned off the carburetor heat. The engine again ran rough then lost all power. The pilot attempted a restart which was unsuccessful. He then executed a forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60117
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070081
- Airframe hours
- 6,606
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas W. Oliver
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 25, 1986 · 205 hours before
- Departed
- CMA · Camarillo, CA
- Destination
- L52 · Oceano, 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,064 total · 1,064 in this make and model · 1,028 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.