# Accident 19960417007949A: Cessna 150K, Mojave, CA, April 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1996, 09:15 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0701° N, 118.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0701&lon=-118.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6466G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6466G-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,702 total, 112 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960417007949A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE DURING DESCENT. IT FAILED RESPOND WHEN NEEDED ON APPROACH. NOSED OVER IN DESERT SHORT RUNWAY

## 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 LAX96LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA173), Apr 17, 1996: Cessna 150K (N6466G), Mojave, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to clear the engine during an idle power descent, as required by the engine manual.

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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