# Accident 19871019060129A: Cessna 150J, Springfield, IL, October 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8510° N, 89.6496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8510&lon=-89.6496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60481, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60481-2011-03-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 674 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871019060129A

## Narrative

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

A WING STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXIING TO PARK. IMPACT ROTATED NOSE OF AIRCRAFT. THE PROP HIT THE FUEL TRUCK.

## 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 CHI88LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA006), Oct 19, 1987: Cessna 150J (N60481), Springfield, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N60481 (2)

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

- [Incident 19940106001789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940106001789I), Jan 6, 1994: Cessna 150J (N60481), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: nose landing gear axle bolt failed allowing the nose wheel to separate from aircraft upon landing. On January 6, 1994, at 1140 CDT, a Cessna 150J,…
- [Incident 19920913040509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913040509I), Sep 13, 1992: Cessna 150J (N60481), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Student pilot on a crosscountry flight had fuel exhaustion,forced landing in field.

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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