- Date
- November 3, 1972
- Place
- Borrgo Spgs, CA · BORRGO SPGS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8989SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169013
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3153 72/11/3 BORRGO SPGS,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 255 TIME - 0645 N8989S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BORREGO SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE WOHLFORD,CALIF OCOTILLO WELLS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS TERRAIN - SANDY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO CLEAR ENG OR USE CARBHEAT DURING PWR OFF GLIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8989S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Borrego Springs
N8989SRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2018 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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