# Accident 19870525015839A: Cessna 150F, Bermuda Dunes, CA, May 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1987, 17:20 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7099° N, 116.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7099&lon=-116.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8978S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8978S-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 193 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525015839A

## 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 IMPACTED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. HEADWINDS A FUEL FACTOR.

## 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 LAX87LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA215), May 26, 1987: Cessna 150F (N8978S), Bermuda Dunes, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8978S (1)

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

- [Incident 19780129004519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004519I), Jan 29, 1978: Cessna 150 (N8978S), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on rollout. Aircraft departed runway into soft ground and nosed over.

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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