# Accident 19980712016419A: Cessna 150L, Apple Valley, CA, July 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5703° N, 117.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5703&lon=-117.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1706Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1706Q-2013-08-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980712016419A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS LAST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT BEFORE HIS PRIVATE CHECK RIDE. ABOUT 48 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGHLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS 13 MILES FROM AN AIRPORT, WHICH THE PILOT TRIED TO REACH.  HE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN AIRPORT SECURITY FENCE.  POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 79-10-14R1 AND CESSNA SERVICE BULLETIN SE77-6 REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF VENTED FUEL CAPS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE PREFLIGHT CHECK THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN REFUELED.                                                               (-23) A STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE OVER CAJON PASS. ON APPROACH TO APPLE VALLEY, ENGINE QUIT AND LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, MINOR INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                                   THE STUDENT PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT OF HESPERIA AND CONTINUED ON TO APPLE VALLEY.

## 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 LAX98FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA219), Jul 12, 1998: Cessna 150 (N1706Q), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of unvented fuel caps that resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N1706Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880126005229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880126005229A), Jan 26, 1988: Cessna 150L (N1706Q), Diamond Springs, CA, Substantial damage. Had a loss of engine power. Made a forced landing in a rough field. Nosed over on rollout. Problem undetermined.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.