# NTSB LAX89LA237: Cessna 150K, N6352G, Woodland, CA, July 8, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 8, 1989, 08:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place: Woodland, CA
- Coordinates: 38.830482, -121.580276 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8305&lon=-121.5803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89LA237
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26446/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA237

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN NOT ASSURING AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY WAS ON BOARD FOR THE FLIGHT.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT AND HIS DAUGHTER WERE UNINJURED WHEN THE CESSNA 150 THAT HE WAS FLYING RAN OUT OF GAS AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A BARLEY FIELD. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A FENCE DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND NOSED OVER, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACC REPORT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6352G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6352G), registered now, S/N 15071852, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15071852
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Adan, Earl
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed: 041, WOODLAND WATTS, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 52 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: SAC, 20 nm away

## 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 19890708021039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708021039A), Jul 8, 1989: Cessna 150K, Woodland, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot with a passenger crash landed when the aircraft ran out of fuel.

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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