# Accident 19870928059489A: Cessna 150K, Aurora, CO, September 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7399° N, 104.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7399&lon=-104.7803&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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 70 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870928059489A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST ON A CROSSCOUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK A DITCH AND NOSED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 DEN87LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA246), Sep 28, 1987: Cessna 150K (N2554Q), Aurora, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2554Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19870622043719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870622043719I), Jun 22, 1987: Cessna 150K (N2554Q), La Junta, CO. Solo student over flew refueling airport on crosscountry. Fuel exhausted after realizing error. Landed 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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