- Date
- September 14, 1988, 13:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place
- Salinas, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6804GCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880914038589A
- Case key
- 26102
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateFactor
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
During a cross-country flt, while descending to the arpt, the engine lost power. The airplane collided with the terrain and nosed over. Inspection of the fuel system revealed there was no fuel on board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6804G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072304
- Airframe hours
- 47,565
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bill G. Bearden
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- CRQ · Carlsbad, CA
- Destination
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,387 total · 859 in this make and model · 859 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Observed at
- SNS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.