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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · El Mirage, CA · April 9, 1991

Date
April 9, 1991 · 11:00 local
Place
El Mirage, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89572
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA168
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,727 total400 in this make and model

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.

Stalled while practicing slow flight 15 feet AGL over dry lake bed. Too low for recovery.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED WHILE PRACTICING SLOW FLIGHT 15 FEET AGL OVER DRY LAKE BED. TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY.

NTSB investigation

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