# Accident 19910809033179A: Cessna 150L, Gainesville, FL, August 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1991, 10:49 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6706° N, 82.3304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6706&lon=-82.3304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5396Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5396Q-1992-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809033179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED RESPOND ON FINAL. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. ENGINE HAD LOW COMPRESSION. OIL ON PLUGS BUT OPERATED.

## 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 MIA91LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA195), Aug 9, 1991: Cessna 150L (N5396Q), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND A LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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