# Incident 19870622043719I: Cessna 150K, La Junta, CO, June 22, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Airport: La Junta Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0500° N, 103.5097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LA JUNTA MUNI (LHX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0500&lon=-103.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2554Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2554Q-1989-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870622043719I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT OVER FLEW REFUELING AIRPORT ON CROSSCOUNTRY.  FUEL EXHAUSTED AFTER REALIZING ERROR. LANDED IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N2554Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19870928059489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870928059489A), Sep 28, 1987: Cessna 150K (N2554Q), Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Became lost on a crosscountry training flight. Ran out of fuel. Struck a ditch and nosed over landing in a field.
- [Incident 19840219011809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840219011809I), Feb 19, 1984: Cessna 150K (N2554Q), Parker, CO. Engine quit. Landed safely on a road. Found water and ice in duct to carburetor heat and air intake duct.

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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