# Accident 19920211002639A: Cessna 150G, Franklin, CA, February 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1992, 14:35 local time
- Place: Franklin, CA
- Airport: Franklin Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5091° N, 121.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5091&lon=-121.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8580J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8580J-2023-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 511 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920211002639A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND ON SFL THEN BEGAN GO AROUND. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY. LOST POWER. HIT FENCE. CARBURETOR ICING PREVALENT.

## 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 LAX92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA115), Feb 11, 1992: Cessna 150 (N8580J), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CFI TO PROPERLY USE CARBURETOR HEAT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: 1) WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING…

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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