# Accident 19880821034619A: Cessna 150M, Elkhart, IN, August 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9234U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9234U-1993-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 33 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821034619A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA219), Aug 21, 1988: Cessna 150M (N9234U), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9234U (3)

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

- [Accident 19920920037609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920920037609A), Sep 20, 1992: Cessna 150M (N9234U), Joplin, MO, Substantial damage. Engine quit on short final. Downdraft forced aircraft into trees short of runway. No useable fuel on board.
- [Incident 19850925054629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850925054629I), Sep 25, 1985: Cessna 150M (N9234U), Columbus, MS, Minor damage. Aircraft porpoised on landing until nose gear bent and propeller hit ground. Pilot transitioning from t 38.
- [Accident 19770529012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770529012889A), May 29, 1977: Cessna 150M (N9234U), Tuscaloosa, AL, Substantial damage. Gr hit taxiway lip

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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