# Incident 19810107014389I: Cessna 150J, Wheeling, IL, January 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1981, 16:10 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Paulwaukee
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50567, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50567-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,250 total, 6,000 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/19810107014389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. ICE WAS DISCOVERED IN CARBURETOR.

## Other reports on N50567 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830212003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212003659A), Feb 12, 1983: Cessna 150J (N50567), Worthington, MN, Substantial damage. Following a highway at a low altitude encountered powerlines and worsening weather. Elected to land. 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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