# Accident 19880319016699A: Cessna 150L, Weatherford, TX, March 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1988, 16:40 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7493° N, 97.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7493&lon=-97.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10842, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10842-1989-03-17) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319016699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT. OVERSHOT OPEN AREA AND STRUCK WIRES. CLUSTER GEAR BOLTS FAILED,IMPROPERLY TORQUED

## 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 FTW88LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA081), Mar 19, 1988: Cessna 150L (N10842), Weatherford, TX, 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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