# Incident 19880814046819I: Cessna 150G, Des Moines, IA, August 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1988, 15:25 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4641X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4641X-2000-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 50 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/19880814046819I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER ON CLIMBOUT. PIC MADE SHALLOW TURN AND LANDED SHORT ON GRASS. 2 CYLINDERS HAD LOW COMPRESSION.

## Other reports on N4641X (1)

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

- [Incident 19860415017409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860415017409I), Apr 15, 1986: Cessna 150G (N4641X), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. During rollout a gust of wind lifted aircraft back into air. Contacted runway in nose and wing low altitude.

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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