# Accident 19890620018159A: Cessna 150J, Minden, LA, June 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1989, 08:59 local time
- Place: Minden, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6105° N, 93.2808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6105&lon=-93.2808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60625, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60625-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620018159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DIED EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN TREES. MIXTURE CONTROL HOUSING CAME LOSE FROM CARBURETOR CAUSING IDLE CUTOFF.

## 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 FTW89LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA114), Jun 20, 1989: Cessna 150J (N60625), Minden, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION 1.6 FLYING HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE MIXTURE CONTROL BECOMING DISCONNECTED.

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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