Cessna 150G N8424J
18 August 1984 · Palo Alto, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1984 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N8424J was involved in an accident near Palo Alto, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.4509, -122.0994
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G
- Registration
- N8424J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Jose → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA443
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
DURING FLT, THE ENG BEGAN LOSING POWER, THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE PLT FOUND A DRY LAKE BED THAT HAD BEEN PLOWED & ELECTED TO LAND THERE. WHEN HE LANDED, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE #2 CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED. DUE TO THE SEVERE METAL BREAK-UP, THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1984 | Cessna 150 | Jessup, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Hughes 500C (369HS) | San Diego, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 180J | Hayward, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-31T | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 150M | Fremont, California, United States | Fremont Flying Service | No injuries | - |