Probable cause
A total loss of engine power during final approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
NTSB analysis
The student pilot was on final approach to the destination airport during a solo flight when the engine lost total power. Given the airplane's low altitude, he chose to make an emergency landing in a nearby field, during which the airplane impacted a ditch, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane erupted into flames and was consumed by fire.
The postcrash fire damage precluded examination of the airplane, and the reason for the loss of engine power was not determined based on the available information.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR18LA193 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 12, 2018
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Ontario, Oregon
- Nearest airport
- Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO)
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 150
- N-number
- N6908G
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1970
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.