Cessna 152 N150G
9 October 1992 · Quartzsite, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 October 1992 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N150G, operated by Arizona Wing & Rotor, Inc., was involved in an accident near Quartzsite, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Quartzsite, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.6591, -114.2309
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Arizona Wing & Rotor, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blythe → Chandler
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX93LA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
ENGINE FAILURE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE NONCERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN THE ENGINE POWER AND ELECTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FLAT AREA MOUNTAIN TOP. BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A ROCK AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN ONTO THE TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1992 | Cessna 152 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Legends, R.e. & J.k. Brown | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Perry, Florida, United States | Comair Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Michigan City, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | C & G Aircraft Sales, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Register Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Naples, Florida, United States | Naples Air Center, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1992 | Helio HST-550A | Salome, Arizona, United States | Maytag, David D. JR. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1992 | Cessna 404 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | U. S. Customs Service | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1992 | Boeing 757-222 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1992 | Cessna 170B | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Darrah, LEE | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1992 | Cessna 150M | Three Points, Arizona, United States | Genzman, Dennis W. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1992 | Beechcraft F33A | Payson, Arizona, United States | Steering Committee Corp. | Fatal | 2 |