# Accident 19900713025679A: Cessna 150L, Santa Catalina, CA, July 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Santa Catalina, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3793° N, 118.4495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3793&lon=-118.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1398Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1398Q-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900713025679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING FISH SPOTTING OVER OCEAN. DITCHED. AIRCRAFT SANK. USING AUTO FUEL AND ICING PREVALENT.

## 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 LAX90LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA256), Jul 13, 1990: Cessna 150 (N1398Q), Santa Catalina, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE AND THE PILOTS IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT.

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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