# Incident 19830730061889I: Cessna 150L, Dubuque, IA, July 30, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Dubuque
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4020° N, 90.7095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUBUQUE RGNL (DBQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4020&lon=-90.7095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 240 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730061889I

## Narrative

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

ONE TANK LOW ON FUEL. NEEDED HELP TO LOCATE AIRPORT. FUEL ENTER TANK VENT CLOGGED. HAD VENTED FUEL CAPS PER A.D.

## Other reports on N17205 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820326012429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326012429I), Mar 26, 1982: Cessna 150 (N17205), Evart, MI, Minor damage. Pilot landed after hearing noise indicating low engine oil. Engine compartment covered with oil. No leaks found.

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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