# Incident 19880831059469I: Cessna STC150, Rapid City, SD, August 31, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1988, 21:30 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3840J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3840J-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880831059469I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. FUEL EXHAUSTION. REFUELED BY PASSING TANKER AND CONTINUED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N3840J (1)

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

- [Incident 19851006060499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006060499I), Oct 6, 1985: Cessna 150G (N3840J), Parker, CO. Landed in field without damage when engine started to run rough. Fuel added and aircraft flown to airport.

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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