# Incident 19860507027419I: Cessna 150L, Long Beach, CA, May 7, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18568, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18568) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860507027419I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE DUE TO DOWNDRAFT. DECLARED EMERGENCY TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N18568 (1)

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

- [Incident 19921111052369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921111052369I), Nov 11, 1992: Cessna 150L (N18568), Pierce Ferry, AZ. Engine quit in flight. Forced landing, mechanic cleaned fuel vent. Flew back to base.

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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