# Incident 19870726049549I: Cessna 150J, Twin Falls, ID, July 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50618, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 400 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726049549I

## Narrative

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

AT CRUISE THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND LOST POWER. LANDED ON A ROAD. FOUND A BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N50618 (3)

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

- [Accident 20191007018999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007018999A), Oct 7, 2019: Cessna 150J (N50618), Fallon, NV, Substantial damage. Flight departed flx at approximately 1930 PST. Aircraft flew north west over local reservoir damn and turned back towards airport. Aircraft turned right base…
- [Incident 19900803044889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803044889I), Aug 3, 1990: Cessna 150J (N50618), Burley, ID, Minor damage. Axle bolt failed when nose wheel hit a rut on takeoff. Propeller and nose gear strut and mount bent.
- [Accident 19840725034649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840725034649A), Jul 25, 1984: Cessna 150J (N50618), Burley, ID, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to reported engine failure resulted in a upset in a potato field. No engine problems found.

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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