# Accident 19940206001559A: Cessna 150G, Borrego Springs, CA, February 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1994, 15:28 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport: Borrego Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1700° N, 116.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1700&lon=-116.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8855S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855S-2003-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 25 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940206001559A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE. RETURNED. RUNUP NOT FULL RPM. FBO ADVISED FLY BACK. SAME PROBLEM. STALL ON CLIMB. ROCKER BOSS FAILED.

## 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 LAX94LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA114), Feb 6, 1994: Cessna 150F (N8855S), Borrego Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: 1) the pilot's decision to takeoff in an aircraft with a known, yet unresolved, engine performance deficiency, and 2) the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering back to…

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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