# Accident 19940815021599A: Cessna 150M, Mettler, CA, August 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1994, 21:35 local time
- Place: Mettler, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1491° N, 119.0597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1491&lon=-119.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714GV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714GV-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 54 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940815021599A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS. ROUGH ENGINE. HIT WIRES LANDING. BOGUS PARTS BLOCKED INTAKE AND EXHAUST. CYL CRACKED. PLUGS WORN ETC.

## 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 LAX94LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA324), Aug 16, 1994: Cessna 150M (N714GV), Mettler, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to inadequate and improper maintenance procedures and practices. A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions which inhibited the pilot's ability 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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