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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Ontario, OR · July 12, 2018

Date: July 12, 2018 · 16:47 local
Place: Ontario, OR
Airport: Ontario Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6908G
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR18LA193
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 20 total19 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N6908GRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Cessna 150LS/N 15072408 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While manuevering for a straight in landing to Ontario runway 33 the student pilot pushed in the mixture and then the carburetor heat controls. The engine quit running and the pilot decided to land in a wheat field adjacent to the runway approch. The aircraft rolled approximently 90 feet and then struck an irrigation ditch, berm and access road, flipping over, coming to rest inverted and pointing in the opposite direction of travel. The pilot noticed flames from around the engine cowl and egressed the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE MANUEVERING FOR A STRAIGHT IN LANDING TO ONTARIO RUNWAY 33 THE STUDENT PILOT PUSHED IN THE MIXTURE AND THEN THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROLS.THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A WHEAT FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY APPROCH. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMENTLY 90 FEET AND THEN STRUCK AN IRRIGATION DITCH, BERM AND ACCESS ROAD, FLIPPING OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED AND POINTING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE PILOT NOTICED FLAMES FROM AROUND THE ENGINE COWL AND EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR18LA193Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportOntario, ORA total loss of engine power during final approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Jul 12, 2018 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6908G · 1

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

Accident 19791031031749AForced/Precautionary Landing · Hobbs, NMEngine stopped after take-off. Landed in field, hit fence. Found improperly installed camshaft bearing.Oct 31, 1979 · Substantial damage