# Accident 19860602021569A: Cessna 150K, Eagle Pass, TX, June 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX
- Airport: Eagle Pass Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6997° N, 100.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6997&lon=-100.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6079G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,610 total, 515 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860602021569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW86LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA099), Jun 2, 1986: Cessna 150K (N6079G), Eagle Pass, TX, substantial damage

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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