# Accident 19920113000489A: Cessna 150L, Tacoma, WA, January 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1992, 11:45 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11632, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11632-1992-04-27) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 901 total, 8 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920113000489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TEST FLIGHT AFTER REPLACING TWO CYLINDERS. NOSED OVER LANDING IN SOFT FIELD. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 SEA92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA037), Jan 13, 1992: Cessna 150L (N11632), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF REMEDIAL ACTION WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED CARBURETOR ICING. FACTORS INCLUDE CARBURETOR ICE AND CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N11632 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870616065239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870616065239I), Jun 16, 1987: Cessna 150L (N11632), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Loud bang from engine with power loss on final. Landed on service road. Found a broken exhaust valve.
- [Accident 19740812028239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740812028239A), Aug 12, 1974: Cessna 150L (N11632), Fort Lewis, WA, Minor damage. Ip deplaned to sgl otr acft with radio prob to look for green lite. Prop hit arm.

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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