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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Death Valley, CA · April 3, 1982

Date: April 3, 1982 · 10:15 local
Place: Death Valley, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5682E
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX82DA125
Reported as: Cessna 150
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 59 total21 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N5682ERegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Cessna 150S/N 17182 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 150 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit en route. Flipped over landing in desert. Engine ran normal after accident.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. FLIPPED OVER LANDING IN DESERT. ENGINE RAN NORMAL AFTER ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX82DA125Accident · No injuriesFinal reportDeath Valley, CAThe pilot reported that during a cross-country flight, the engine began running rough and decreasing thrust resulted in a forced landing. While landing on a soft, dry lake bed, the plane crossed a small wash where the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft…Apr 3, 1982 · Substantial damage