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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150K · Eagle Pass, TX · June 2, 1986

Date
June 2, 1986 · 16:30 local
Place
Eagle Pass, TX
Airport
Eagle Pass Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6079G
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86LA099
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,610 total515 in this make and model15 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 in flight. Suspect wet magnetos. Pilot had just finished washing engine.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. SUSPECT WET MAGNETOS. PILOT HAD JUST FINISHED WASHING ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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