# Accident 19870503012199A: Cessna 150J, Detroit, MI, May 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3797° N, 83.0504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3797&lon=-83.0504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60023, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60023-1992-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,550 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870503012199A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. NUMBER 1 CYLINDER FAILED FROM FATIGUE.

## 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 CHI87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA120), May 3, 1987: Cessna 150J (N60023), Detroit, MI, 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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