# Accident 19930904033589A: Cessna 150L, Chemehuevi Valy, AZ, September 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1993, 18:45 local time
- Place: Chemehuevi Valy, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7806° N, 114.5909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7806&lon=-114.5909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10669, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10669) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 7 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904033589A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS NEAR DESTINATION. CRASH LANDED IN DESERT. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES. POSSIBEL FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 LAX93LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA346), Sep 5, 1993: Cessna 150L (N10669), Chemehuevi Valy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE NATURE OF THE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N10669 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940227002939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940227002939A), Feb 27, 1994: Cessna 150L (N10669), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll and exited the runway. Student reported he veered to miss a large hawk.

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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