# Accident 19880608019189A: Cessna 150F, Quartzsite, AZ, June 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1988, 11:40 local time
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ
- Airport: Quail Mesa Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6639° N, 114.2299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartzsite, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6639&lon=-114.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7892F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7892F-1998-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880608019189A

## Narrative

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

HIGH FAST AND DOWNWIND. TRIED TO GO AROUND LATE WITH CARB HEAT ON AND 105 DEGREES. HIT WIRES. LACKED CHECKOUT.

## 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 LAX88LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA217), Jun 8, 1988: Cessna 150F (N7892F), Quartzsite, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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