What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) VFR instructional flight was making approach to EMT when pilot declared emergency. Pilot informed tower that they would not make the airport. A/c landed in a constrcution ditch and flipped over. No injuries to two occupanrs. (.4) on June 21, 2000, about 1130 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N704QJ, lost engine power and nosed over during a forced landing in an open field near the El Monte, California, airport. The airplane, operated by valley flight center under 14 CFR part 91 as an instructional flight, sustained substantial damage. The certified flight instructor and the student pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the local area flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The airplane departed from the El Monte airport at 1045.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) VFR INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS MAKING APPROACH TO EMT WHEN PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY. PILOT INFORMED TOWER THAT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT. A/C LANDED IN A CONSTRCUTION DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURIES TO TWO OCCUPANRS. (.4) ON JUNE 21, 2000, ABOUT 1130 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N704QJ, LOST ENGINE POWER AND NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR THE EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY VALLEY FLIGHT CENTER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM THE EL MONTE AIRPORT AT 1045.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N704QJ · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.