Cessna 150M N63660

Summary

On 8 January 1986 at about 03:24 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N63660, operated by Roger S. Swidan, was involved in an accident near Ukiah, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 January 1986 at 03:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Ukiah, California, United States

Coordinates

39.1199, -123.2805

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N63660

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Roger S. Swidan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crescent City → Lakeport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX86LA083

2 people were seriously 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'S ENG LOST PWR DURING A NORMAL DESCENT DURING A NIGHT X-COUNTRY FLT AND THE ACFT CRASHED DURING THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT. FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK CONTAINED ONE INCH OF FUEL. THE FUEL TANKS WERE TOPPED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND THE ACFT HAD FLOWN APRX THREE HRS AND FIVE MINUTES WHEN THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT REPORTED HAVING PREVIOUSLY MADE THE SAME FLT WITHOUT HAVING TO REFUEL, HOWEVER, WINDS ALOFT WERE STRONGER DURING THE ACCIDENT FLT THAN ON THE PREVIOUS FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.