19860420013119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Lancaster, CA · April 20, 1986

Date
April 20, 1986 · 15:44 local
Place
Lancaster, CA
Airport
Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66459
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA185
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
122 total80 in this make and model11 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. Landed beside runway in a dirt area. Struck an embankment and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED BESIDE RUNWAY IN A DIRT AREA. STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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