# Incident 19811128085279I: Cessna 150C, Lafayette, IN, November 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1981, 13:10 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3135J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3135J-1989-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811128085279I

## Narrative

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

ZA DESCENDING FOR AIRPORT, HAD ROUGH ENGINE POWER LOSS. NOSED UP LANDING IN A FIELD. ENGINE OK. INDICATES CARB ICE.

## Other reports on N3135J (1)

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

- [Accident 19730820031889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820031889A), Aug 20, 1973: Cessna A150K (N3135J), Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Lndd on dry gravel fld.

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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