# Accident 19870517013579A: Cessna STC150, Neillsville, WI, May 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Neillsville, WI
- Airport: Neillsville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5601° N, 90.5893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5601&lon=-90.5893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50499, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50499-1989-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,429 total, 35 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870517013579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT, CRASHED AND BURNED. USING AUTO FUEL NOT APPROVED.

## 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 CHI87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA131), May 17, 1987: Cessna 150J (N50499), Neillsville, WI, 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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