# Incident 19880623049139I: Cessna 150F, San Jose, CA, June 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1988, 23:05 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8846G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8846G-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623049139I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED SHORT IN GRASS. STATED HE HAD ENGINE POWER LOSS ON FINAL. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N8846G (1)

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

- [Incident 19880905058059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905058059I), Sep 5, 1988: Cessna 150F (N8846G), Newark, CA. Emergency landing due to rough engine. Fuel tanks empty and beer can in cockpit. Next day departed without incident

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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