# Accident 19910625023889A: Cessna 150M, Dana Point, CA, June 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1991, 11:11 local time
- Place: Dana Point, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4700° N, 117.7001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4700&lon=-117.7001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3674V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3674V-2012-10-09) (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: 344 total, 55 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910625023889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DITCHED IN OCEAN NEAR SHORE. FLIPPED OVER. STUCK VALVE. PRIOR SAME PROBLEM. VALVES WORN NEAR TBO.

## 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 LAX91LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA276), Jun 25, 1991: Cessna 150M (N3674V), Dana Point, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEIZURE OF THE NO. 1 CYLINDER'S EXHAUST VALVE IN ITS GUIDE AND THE RELATED FRACTURING OF THE ROCKER ARM; AND THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES.

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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