# Accident 19960331005609A: Cessna 150L, Sacramento, CA, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996, 15:54 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6390° N, 121.5396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6390&lon=-121.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5266Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5266Q-2004-02-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 35 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331005609A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED SOFT MUD. NOSED OVER. FUEL TANKS EMPTY BUT ODOR FUEL IN AREA. CARB ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 LAX96LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA151), Mar 31, 1996: Cessna 150L (N5266Q), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice and the student's failure to use carburetor heat. The carburetor icing (weather) condition was a related factor.

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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