# Incident 19880514040219I: Cessna 150, Waterford, WI, May 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1988, 16:15 local time
- Place: Waterford, WI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7660° N, 88.2168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7660&lon=-88.2168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5859E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5859E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 75 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/19880514040219I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND LEAKED OIL THEN STOPPED. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD. CYLINDER CRACK CAUSED FAILURE.

## Other reports on N5859E (1)

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

- [Accident 20220717012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220717012309A), Jul 17, 2022: Cessna 150 (N5859E), Hanson, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed sherman-private airport (MA63) on the first flight of the day bound for Cranland Airport (28M), visual meterotical conditions prevailed. The…

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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