# Accident 19940519011409A: Cessna 150L, Rio Linda, CA, May 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1994, 03:03 local time
- Place: Rio Linda, CA
- Airport: Rio Linda Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6806° N, 121.4501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6806&lon=-121.4501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6747G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6747G-1994-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519011409A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE, VECTORED Q94. CRASHED SHORT. BELEIVED FOULED PLUG. LEANED CAUSED DETONATION DAMAGE. BAD IGNITION WIRE

## 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 SEA94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA120), May 19, 1994: Cessna 150L (N6747G), Rio Linda, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER MIXTURE LEANING PROCEDURE. FACTOR(S) WERE: THE DISCONNECTED IGNITION LEAD, DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND THE FENCE.

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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