Cessna 150H N22697

Summary

On 18 September 1983 at about 20:26 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N22697 was involved in an accident near Venice, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 September 1983 at 20:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Venice, California, United States

Coordinates

34.0594, -118.3994

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N22697

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Fernando → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83FA442

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

THE ACFT DITCHED IN THE OCEAN AFTER LOSING POWER WHILE TOWING A BANNER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENG QUIT WHILE THE ACFT WAS OVER LAND. HE TURNED TOWARD THE OCEAN AND MANAGED TO START THE ENGINE 2 TIMES FOR A BRIEF PERIOD WHILE DESCENDING. THE PROPELLER STOPPED BEFORE THE ACFT WAS DITCHED 50 YARDS OFFSHORE WITH THE BANNER STILL ATTACHED. THE PLT SWAM ASHORE AND THE ACFT WAS WASHED ASHORE BY THE WAVES WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LIFEGUARDS. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS INTACT WITH NO FUEL OBSERVED ON THE WATER. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS DRAINED OF 4 GALLONS OF FUEL. THIS ACFT NORMALLY HAS ABOUT 3 GALLONS OF UNUSABLE FUEL ABOARD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.