# Accident 19790422009339A: Cessna 150, Omaha, IA, April 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1979, 15:10 local time
- Place: Omaha, IA
- Airport: Eppley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N17033, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17033) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (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: 73 total, 73 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422009339A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY EXHAUSTED FUEL AND ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC79DCD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD17), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 150 (N17033), Omaha, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17033 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800522058389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800522058389I), May 22, 1980: Cessna 150L (N17033), Seward, NE. Landed on road after engine lost power. Rocker boss was broken on one cylinder.

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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