# Accident 20180712014479A: Cessna 150L, Ontario, OR, July 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2018, 16:47 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Airport: Ontario Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0289° N, 117.0178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0289&lon=-117.0178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6908G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6908G-2020-10-31) (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 MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 19 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180712014479A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR18LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA193), Jul 12, 2018: Cessna 150 (N6908G), Ontario, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during final approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N6908G (1)

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

- [Accident 19791031031749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031031749A), Oct 31, 1979: Cessna 150L (N6908G), Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. Engine stopped after take-off. Landed in field, hit fence. Found improperly installed camshaft bearing.

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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