Cessna 150 N6500T

Summary

On 12 August 2000 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6500T was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 August 2000 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Carlsbad, California, United States

Coordinates

33.1294, -117.3002

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N6500T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Diego → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA296

1 person had minor injuries.

A catastrophic internal engine failure for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft ditched in the Pacific ocean about 20 miles west of Carlsbad, California, following a loss of engine power while on fish spotting operations. The airplane sank and is presumed to be destroyed. The pilot said that about 40 miles offshore the engine rpm's began a slow decay accompanied by a loss of oil pressure and an increase in oil temperature. The pilot reversed course and headed toward Carlsbad, the closest airport. About 20 miles out from shore the engine lost all power with a loud bang and the pilot ditched the airplane at 33 degrees 10 minutes north latitude by 117 degrees 45 minutes west longitude. A passing fishing boat picked up the pilot. The pilot was unable to reconstruct the maintenance history of the aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.