# Accident 19840108000409A: Cessna 150G, Plato Center, IL, January 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1984, 10:40 local time
- Place: Plato Center, IL
- Airport: Olson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3461° N, 89.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLSON (5IL1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3461&lon=-89.2865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2396U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2396U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840108000409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON LIFTOFF. ABORTED BUT RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A SNOWDRIFT. ENGINE HAD SEIZED. EHTYLENE GLYCOL IN OIL.

## 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 CHI84LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA079), Jan 8, 1984: Cessna 150G (N2396U), Plato Center, IL, substantial damage

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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