# Incident 19880407031279I: Cessna 150M, Spokane, WA, April 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1988, 10:56 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714AQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714AQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 50 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407031279I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT HEARD ENGINE SPUTTER. FORCED LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD. FOUND FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N714AQ (1)

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

- [Accident 19860114010969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860114010969A), Jan 14, 1986: Cessna 150M (N714AQ), Mead, WA, Substantial damage. Main gear dug into deep crusted snow and aircraft went onto nose. No NOTAMS issued for runway closed in winter.

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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