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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A150M · Inyokern, CA · February 16, 1990

Date
February 16, 1990 · 16:40 local
Place
Inyokern, CA
Airport
Inyokern Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9843J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA096
Reported as
Cessna A150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22 total22 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Solo student ran out of fuel while landing in strong gusty wind. Aircraft nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

SOLO STUDENT RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE LANDING IN STRONG GUSTY WIND. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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