# NTSB LAX73DUM09: Cessna 150, N8989S, Borrgo Spgs, CA, November 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1972
- Place: Borrgo Spgs, CA · BORRGO SPGS, CA
- Location: 33.2559° N, 116.3750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borrego Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2559&lon=-116.3750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8989S-2018-03-07), registration cancelled 2018-03-07, S/N 15062289, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Borrego Springs

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.

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