# Incident 19801105083419I: Cessna 150J, Merna, IL, November 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1980, 17:35 local time
- Place: Merna, IL
- Airport: Snow Farm
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.5167° N, 88.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merna, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5167&lon=-88.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6015J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 0 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/19801105083419I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT STOPPED FOR FUEL. ON TAKEOFF ENGINE QUIT. WTER FOUND IN FUEL TANKS STRAINER AND T FITTING.

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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