# Accident 19920104000159A: Cessna 150L, Fresno, CA, January 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1992, 13:15 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7499° N, 119.6696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7499&lon=-119.6696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10828, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10828-2014-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920104000159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. FULL FLAPS AND SLOW. HIT WIRES RETURNING.CARB AIR INTAKE VALVE PLATE BROKEN.

## 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 LAX92LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA080), Jan 4, 1992: Cessna 150L (N10828), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAJOR REPAIR OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL BY UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS THAT RESULTED THE FAILURE OF THE AIR INTAKE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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