19900330008959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Vieques, Puerto Rico · March 30, 1990

Date
March 30, 1990 · 15:25 local
Place
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N19599
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90LA097
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total160 in this make and model128 in the last 90 days

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.

Engine failed to respond after simulated forced landing. Ditched in ocean. Crab float and accelerator pump stuck.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. DITCHED IN OCEAN. CRAB FLOAT AND ACCELERATOR PUMP STUCK.

NTSB investigation

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