# Incident 19780802047869I: Cessna 150K, Crookston, MN, August 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1978, 15:45 local time
- Place: Crookston, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7747° N, 96.6064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crookston, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7747&lon=-96.6064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6123G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6123G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802047869I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARB ICE. PILOT DID NOT APPLY CARB HEAT DURING PROLONGED DESCENT.

## Other reports on N6123G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740913029459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740913029459A), Sep 13, 1974: Cessna 150K (N6123G), West Palm Bch, FL, Substantial damage. Nosewheel struck rwy.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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