- Date
- January 27, 1988, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Havasu Cty, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7069FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880127001459A
- Case key
- 25946
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a pleasure flt, while on final approach, the engine experienced a pwr loss. An emergency landing was made short of the rwy where the acft collided with a telephone pole, slowing the acft during the landing roll. Inspection of the engine revealed that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions, however, water was found in the carburetor heat box. The fuel drained from the carburetor showed no evidence of contamination. The engine was successfully run after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7069F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063669
- Airframe hours
- 2,149
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph Laplaca
- Registered owner
- Jean Laplaca
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 4, 1988 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- BLH · Blythe, CA
- Destination
- LHV · Lake Havasu, AZ
- Airport
- LHU · Lake Havasu, runway 23, 6,167 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,841 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 8,841 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EED, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.