19860416012079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150K · Joshua Tree, CA · April 16, 1986

Date
April 16, 1986 · 09:30 local
Place
Joshua Tree, CA
Airport
Yucca Valley
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6398G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA180
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total1,100 in this make and model18 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.

The engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft struck trees during landing. The pilot had been drinking.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING. THE PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N6398G · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.