# Accident 19860416012079A: Cessna 150K, Joshua Tree, CA, April 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1986, 09:30 local time
- Place: Joshua Tree, CA
- Airport: Yucca Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1503° N, 116.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1503&lon=-116.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6398G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6398G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860416012079A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX86LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA180), Apr 16, 1986: Cessna 150K (N6398G), Joshua Tree, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6398G (1)

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

- [Accident 20230917016179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230917016179A), Sep 17, 2023: Cessna 150K (N6398G), South Saint Pau, MN, Substantial damage. During the second attempted touch and go for the day the PIC touched down then applied full power. The aircraft started drifting to the right leaving the paved…

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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