# Accident 19871022060299A: Cessna 150L, Lancaster, TX, October 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1987, 18:59 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5906° N, 96.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5906&lon=-96.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17176, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17176) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871022060299A

## Narrative

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

LOST AND LOW ON FUEL WAS VECTORED BY MISTAKE TO CLOSED AIRPORT. STUDENT SAW X MARKER LANDED SIDE OF RWY. NOSED OVER

## 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 FTW88LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA010), Oct 22, 1987: Cessna 150L (N17176), Lancaster, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17176 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940118002529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940118002529I), Jan 18, 1994: Cessna 150L (N17176), Idabel, OK, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported while flying low over unpopulated area, the aircraft struck a tree. The flight continued to the Idabel Airport where an uneventful…

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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