# Incident 19860302011319I: Cessna 150M, Fountain Hills, AZ, March 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1986, 12:54 local time
- Place: Fountain Hills, AZ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6078° N, 111.7384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fountain Hills, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6078&lon=-111.7384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704XQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704XQ-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 154 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302011319I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE WITH RESTART AT 500AGL. LIMITED POWER TO AIRPORT. NEEDLE SEAT AND FLOAT FAILED IN CARBURETOR

## Other reports on N704XQ (1)

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

- [Accident 19960309003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960309003819A), Mar 9, 1996: Cessna 150M (N704XQ), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Simulated engine out by closing throttle on downwind. No carb heat. On base. Tried go around. No power. Carb icing.

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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