# Accident 19920828034069A: Cessna 150M, Temecula, CA, August 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1992, 15:20 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4936° N, 117.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temecula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-117.1484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211AF-1992-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 170 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920828034069A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. NOSED OVER LANDING. MUFFLER BLEW OUT.CORRODED. HEAT MELTED P LEADS

## 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 LAX92LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA368), Aug 28, 1992: Cessna 150M (N211AF), Temecula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MUFFLER AND THE RESULTING HEAT INDUCED SHORTING OF THE MAGNETO GROUND WIRES, AND THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE MUFFLER AND 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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