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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Newport Beach, CA · August 23, 1985

Date
August 23, 1985 · 13:30 local
Place
Newport Beach, CA
Airport
Meadowlark
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5422Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA365
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,411 total638 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aileron drag kept aircraft in a low airspeed bank. Pushed nose down, impacted water. Should have also used rudder.

As the FAA filed it

AILERON DRAG KEPT AIRCRAFT IN A LOW AIRSPEED BANK. PUSHED NOSE DOWN, IMPACTED WATER. SHOULD HAVE ALSO USED RUDDER.

NTSB investigation

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