- Date
- November 30, 1984, 07:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Furnace Creek, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N17171Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841130064179A
- Case key
- 24552
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated the eng began running rough during cruise flt. Plt applied carb heat and 'adjusted the mixture' but eng continued running rough and subsequently quit. The right wing contacted a road sign during the forced landing on a road. The acft veered off the road into a ditch where the right main and nose gears collapsed. Inspection of the eng failed to disclose any mechanical failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17171
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-73645
- Airframe hours
- 5,222
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Valley Aircraft Rental
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1984 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- LO6 · Furnace Creek, CA
- Destination
- L57 · Pahrump, NV
- Airport
- LO6 · Ceath Valley
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 54 total · 9 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.