Cessna 150F accident near Lake Havasu Cty, Arizona, January 27, 1988
On January 27, 1988 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Cessna 150F, registered N7069F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lake Havasu Cty, Arizona (Lake Havasu airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 27, 1988 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Lake Havasu Cty, Arizona · Lake Havasu · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · all 150Fs on the register
- Registration
- N7069F · registry record · serial 15063669
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,841 hours in all; 3,500 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 8,841 as pilot in command; 6,401 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,149 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 4, 1988; 17 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BLH Blythe CA at 10:30 pm
- Destination: LHV Lake Havasu AZ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 23, 6,167 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 45 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 15,000 ft; scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:47 pm from EED, 23 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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