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CHI87LA003

1986-10-08 · EAST JORDAN, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport Y94

Current FAA registration · N1420Q

Make / Model
CESSNA 150L
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19710818
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0AC85

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER EXTENDING 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT ON FINAL APCH, HE REDUCED THROTTLE. UPON THROTTLE REDUCTION, THE ENGINE QUIT. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A BROKEN MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE HOUSING. THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY AT A FULL RICH MIXTURE SETTING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI87LA003.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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