Cessna A150M N7320A

Summary

On 31 December 1983 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna A150M registered N7320A, operated by Frank Senteiro, was involved in an accident near Castaic, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 December 1983 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Castaic, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna A150M

Registration

N7320A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Frank Senteiro

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA126

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER THE PLT LANDED ON AN ABANDONED ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE, NEAR THE END OF THE ROADWAY, THEN WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT & NOSED OVER. HE DID NOT SUBMIT AN ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1). HOWEVER, HE TOLD SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES THAT HE MADE A FORCED ON THE ROAD AFTER THE ENG LOST POWER. ACCORDING TO HIM, THE ENG STOPPED WHILE HE WAS PERFORMANING A ROLLING MANEUVER, THEN WOULD NOT RESTART. NO MECHANICAL PART MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND. APRX 9.5 GAL OF FUEL WAS REMAINING IN THE TANKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT INDICATED TO THE DEPUTIES THAT HE DETECTED A TAIL WIND DURING THE LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.