# Incident 19870525039789I: Cessna 150K, Norfolk, VA, May 25, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6017G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6017G-1990-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525039789I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED IFR WEATHER DURING PLANNED VFR FLIGHT.  AIDED TO AIRPORT BY ATC.

## Other reports on N6017G (1)

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

- [Accident 19900119000859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119000859A), Jan 19, 1990: Cessna 150K (N6017G), East Prospect, PA, Destroyed. Engine heard to loose power on takeoff but no defects found. Carb heat was on. May have been carburetor ice.

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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