# Accident 19871012066149A: Cessna 150L, Guam, Guam, October 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1987, 16:44 local time
- Place: Guam, Guam
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 13.4444° N, 144.7367° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guam, GU, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.4444&lon=144.7367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11939-1989-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871012066149A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER. REPORTED THROTTLE DISCONNECT. DITCHED IN OCEAN AND SANK. RESCUED BY A NAVY HELICOPTER.

## 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 LAX88LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA013), Oct 12, 1987: Cessna 150L (N11939), Guam (Pacific Ocean), destroyed

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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