# Accident 19901005044379A: Cessna 150M, Tampa, FL, October 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1990, 16:10 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704BB-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 300 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901005044379A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWERLOSS ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED TRYING TO RETURN. HAD KNOWN EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKS. OUT OF ANNUAL.

## 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 MIA91LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA006), Oct 5, 1990: Cessna 150M (N704BB), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY AN AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES. THIS RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND A GROUND COLLISION WITH A FIXED OBJECT.

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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