36.0635° N, 119.0336° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Porterville, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 5, 1983 · 13:30 local
Place
Porterville, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8280S
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
568 total300 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power enroute. Power restored by carb heat then lost using partial heat. Conditions for carb ice.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ENROUTE. POWER RESTORED BY CARB HEAT THEN LOST USING PARTIAL HEAT. CONDITIONS FOR CARB ICE.