# Incident 19870104026689I: Cessna 150G, Plymouth, NC, January 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Plymouth, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8586° N, 76.7481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8586&lon=-76.7481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2998S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870104026689I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER.  AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A MUDDY ROAD AND SLID INTO A DITCH. DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE TO CARBURETOR.

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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