# Accident 19920520015479A: Cessna 150, Cottonwood, AZ, May 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1992, 17:45 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Airport: Cottonwood Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7510° N, 112.0100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7510&lon=-112.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N191P-1992-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920520015479A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT. STALLED DURING TURNOUT. VERTICAL IMPACT. WATER DIRT IN FUEL. CRACKED ROCKER ARM.

## 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 LAX92FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA212), May 21, 1992: Cessna 150 (N191P), Cottonwood, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO CONDUCT AN ADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION TO REMOVE CONTAMINATED FUEL; A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO PREVENT AN INADVERTENT STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

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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