# Accident 19920229004599A: Cessna 150M, San Diego, CA, February 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1992, 08:56 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5498° N, 117.0402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5498&lon=-117.0402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45165, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45165-1994-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,960 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229004599A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT AFTER INSTRUCTIONS TO CHANGE RUNWAY. SPUN INTO GROUND AND BURNED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX92FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA130), Feb 29, 1992: Cessna 150M (N45165), San Ysidro, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S IMPROPER SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT TO CORRECT THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS RESULTING IN AN EXCESSIVE ANGLE OF ATTACK AND FAILURE TO…

## Other reports on N45165 (2)

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

- [Incident 19780910018759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910018759I), Sep 10, 1978: Cessna 150 (N45165), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Forced landing after running out of fuel.
- [Accident 19770521011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521011829A), May 21, 1977: Cessna 150M (N45165), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage

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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