# Incident 19880810045959I: Cessna 150, Greeley, CO, August 10, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1988, 13:15 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley Weld County
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4374° N, 104.6332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREELEY-WELD COUNTY (GXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4374&lon=-104.6332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6073J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6073J-1991-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 73 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810045959I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD WHEN COULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. MIXTURE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LEANED PROPERLY FOR DENSITY ALT.

## Other reports on N6073J (2)

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

- [Accident 19900924042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924042239A), Sep 24, 1990: Cessna A150L (N6073J), Terre Haute, IN, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on downwind for landing. Struck powerline on forced landing. No defects found. Possible carb icing.
- [Accident 19740808033229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740808033229A), Aug 8, 1974: Cessna A150L (N6073J), Meridianville, AL, Substantial damage. Struck dirt pile btwn rwy and taxiway,acft flipped.

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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