# Accident 19951226043609A: Cessna 150M, Quartzsite, AZ, December 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ
- Airport: Ora Acres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YFEV
- Location: 33.6591° N, 114.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6591&lon=-114.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66172, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66172-2013-04-30) (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: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951226043609A

## Narrative

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

SOLO CROSS COUNTRY STUDENT BECAME ALARMED BY LOW FUEL. TRIED LAND ON DIRT STRIP. VEERED INTO OBSTACLES. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX96LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA081), Dec 26, 1995: Cessna 150M (N66172), Quartzsite, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.

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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