# Accident 19900725028479A: Cessna 150J, Jamul, CA, July 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Jamul, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7184° N, 116.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamul, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7184&lon=-116.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N446VK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N446VK-2003-05-08) (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: 471 total, 60 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725028479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER SIMULATED FORCED LANDING APPROACH. TAIL HIT FENCE LANDING. CARB 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 LAX90LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA267), Jul 25, 1990: Cessna 150J (N446VK), Jamul, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN APPLYING 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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