# Incident 19871113073839I: Cessna 150M, Elkins, WV, November 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1987, 17:44 local time
- Place: Elkins, WV
- Airport: Jennings Randolph Fld Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9241° N, 79.8543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkins, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9241&lon=-79.8543&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45657, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45657-1994-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871113073839I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON CROSSCOUNTRY SOLO BECAME DISORIENTED AT DUSK IN HAZE. RADAR VECTORED TO AIRPORT FOR SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N45657 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920926038889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926038889A), Sep 26, 1992: Cessna 150M (N45657), Glenville, WV, Substantial damage. Sluggish climbout. Tried to turn back. Stalled into trees. Found carburetor heat full on.

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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