# Accident 19820403007689A: Cessna 150, Death Valley, CA, April 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1982, 10:15 local time
- Place: Death Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5998° N, 116.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5998&lon=-116.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5682E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5682E-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 21 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820403007689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82DA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA125), Apr 3, 1982: Cessna 150 (N5682E), Death Valley, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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