# Accident 19870809061289A: Cessna STC150, Mansfield, TX, August 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1987, 18:45 local time
- Place: Mansfield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5603° N, 97.1103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5603&lon=-97.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6287G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6287G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870809061289A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND HIT A FENCE. SOLO STUDENT ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW87LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA191), Aug 9, 1987: Cessna 150K (N6287G), Mansfield, TX, 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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