# Accident 19870124001059A: Cessna 150, Troy, MI, January 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Troy Oakland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5600° N, 83.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5600&lon=-83.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5634E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 512 total, 223 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870124001059A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION ON TAKEOFF. FUEL DRAIN LINE WAS PLUGGED WITH ICE BELOW THE FUEL VALUE.

## 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 CHI87DEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEC01), Jan 24, 1987: Cessna 150 (N5634E), Troy, MI, destroyed

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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