# Incident 19781007029489I: Cessna 150, Cape Girardeau, MO, October 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1978, 11:45 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3094° N, 89.5584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Girardeau, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3094&lon=-89.5584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8159V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8159V-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 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/19781007029489I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, UNABLE TO RESPOND TO TOWER EFFORTS TO HELP. LANDED IN SOY BEAN FIELD

## Other reports on N8159V (1)

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

- [Accident 19920312006169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920312006169A), Mar 12, 1992: Cessna 150M (N8159V), Jessup, GA, Substantial damage. Lost control and ran off runway landing in a light crosswind. Ran into a ditch and nosed over.

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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