# Accident 20210825014759A: Cessna 150D, Chino, CA, August 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2021, 09:45 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9944° N, 117.5900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9944&lon=-117.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4375U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4375U-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 111 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210825014759A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KCNO ON 08/25/2021 @0629 AND FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 3HR 26 MINS. THE PIC FLEW TO APPLE VALLEY FOR AN AIRCRAFT TEST FLIGHT, BUT DID NOT LAND. UPON REACHING APPLE VALLEY, THE PIC BEGAN A SERIES OF ASCENDING AND DESCENDING IN ALTITUDE AS PART OF THE TESTING FOR THE AIRCRAFT. APPROXIMETLY 2 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PIC BEGAN THE FLIGHT BACK TO KCNO.  DURING THE TRANSITION THROUGH KONT AIRSPACE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WITH THE ENGINE LOSING RPM TO APPROXIMATELY 1000. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ENGINE FAILED, THEN, APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SECONDS LATER, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND COMING TO A REST ON A FENCE.

## 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 WPR21LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA329), Aug 25, 2021: Cessna 150D (N4375U), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N4375U (1)

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

- [Incident 19870518019799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870518019799I), May 18, 1987: Cessna 150D (N4375U), Maxwell, CA, Minor damage. Forced landing after power loss while flying over a rice field at low altitude. Cause of power loss 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.

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