# Accident 19900520020349A: Cessna 150F, Franklin, CA, May 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Franklin, CA
- Airport: Franklin Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2495° N, 122.3104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2495&lon=-122.3104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27G-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520020349A

## Narrative

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

NUT HOLDING CABLE ON ELEVATOR BELL CRANK BACKED OFF,JAMMED CONTROL. MADE HARD EMERGENCY LANDING. INCORRECT NUT USED

## 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 LAX90LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA192), May 20, 1990: Cessna 150F (N27G), Franklin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR MECHANIC USED IMPROPER BOLT/NUT DURING REPAIR OF THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM.

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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