19880127001459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Lake Havasu Cit, AZ · January 27, 1988

Date: January 27, 1988 · 15:30 local
Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
Airport: Lake Havasu City
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7069F
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88LA100
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,841 total3,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on final. Crash landed short of runway. Found water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX88LA100Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake Havasu Cty, AZDuring a pleasure flt, while on final approach, the engine experienced a pwr loss. An emergency landing was made short of the rwy where the acft collided with a telephone pole, slowing the acft during the landing roll. Inspection of the engine revealed that…Jan 27, 1988 · Substantial damage