# NTSB LAX93LA307: Cessna 150M, N45138, Santa Margarita, CA, July 29, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 29, 1993, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Santa Margarita, CA - Coordinates: 35.310012, -120.269683 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3100&lon=-120.2697&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report June 30, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28438 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX93LA307 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28438/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA307 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, unknown - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED 200 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF THE PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPORT. THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL THE EVENTS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT. HIS LAST RECOLLECTION WAS THAT HE BEGAN A DESCENT TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT THE AIRSTRIP. THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THE PROPELLER DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH POWER BEING PRODUCED AT IMPACT AND THAT THE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED. ## Factual narrative On July 29, 1993, at about 1500 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N45138, lost control and crashed while executing a landing on a privately owned ranch airstrip near Santa Margarita, California. The pilot was conducting a visual flight rules personal flight to San Luis Obispo, California. The airplane, registered to and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The certificated commercial pilot/certified flight instructor, the sole occupant, sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica, California, at about 1100 hours and landed at Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California; the flight departed Van Nuys at about 1200 hours. The pilot reported in a telephone interview, conducted on August 2, 1993, that he did not recall any of the events preceding the accident. He could not remember where the crash occurred. The pilot indicated on the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1/2, that he normally flew to San Luis Obispo using pilotage techniques. During the flight he observed the unpaved/unpublished airstrip. He only recalls descending toward the airstrip to get a better look at it. The on-scene investigation was conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration. The reporting inspector reported that the airplane crashed about 200 feet southeast of the airport center. He also said that the propeller damage was consistent with power being applied. Photographs provided by the inspector indicate the airplane collided with the terrain in about a 30 degree left wing down and about a 45 degree nose down attitude. The landing flaps were found fully extended. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N45138](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45138-1996-04-01), registration cancelled 1996-04-01, S/N 15076750 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15076750 - Airframe hours: 4029 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Akely, Jay W. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 25, 1992, 430 hours before - Departed: VNY, VAN NUYS, CA - Destination: SBP, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - Airport: Private, runway 36, 2,000 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,029 total, 819 in this make and model, 989 as pilot in command, 217 in the last 90 days, 72 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F ## 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 19930729027269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729027269A), Jul 29, 1993: Cessna 150M, Santa Margarita, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing at Private strip. No witnesses. Pilot had no memory of event. From the NTSB's public API. 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