# Accident 19930403007839A: Cessna 150H, San Diego, CA, April 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1993, 13:50 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8008° N, 117.1296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8008&lon=-117.1296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50287, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50287-1998-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 149 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930403007839A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RAISE FLAPS ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED AVOIDING POWERLINE. FLAP MOTOR LACKED GREASE. IMPROPER FLAP FUSE.

## 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 LAX93LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA161), Apr 3, 1993: Cessna 150 (N50287), San Diego, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE WING FLAP CONTROL DUE TO THE IMPROPER TYPE OF FUSE INSTALLED BY UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE FLAP MOTOR PARTIAL FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION 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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