# Accident 19930809029179A: Cessna 150M, Julian, CA, August 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0198° N, 116.4891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-116.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45552, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45552-1993-12-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 90 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930809029179A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO AVOID WIRES WHILE FLYING IN A CANYON. STRUCK SIDE OF CANYON. DENSITY ALTITUDE AND OVER GROSS WEIGHT FACTOR

## 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 LAX93LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA317), Aug 10, 1993: Cessna 150 (N45552), Julian, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION IN SELECTING AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

## Other reports on N45552 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810321031539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810321031539A), Mar 21, 1981: Cessna 150M (N45552), Port Orchard, WA, Substantial damage. Failed to lean mixture, ran out of fuel short of destination. Struck mail boxes while landing on a road.

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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