# Incident 19880909060589I: Cessna 150L, Bardwell, TX, September 9, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1988, 16:20 local time
- Place: Bardwell, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2671° N, 96.6955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bardwell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2671&lon=-96.6955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10498, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10498) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880909060589I

## Narrative

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

ON A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE CAME OUT OF PANEL. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND BROKEN CABLE

## Other reports on N10498 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860724058999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724058999I), Jul 24, 1986: Cessna 150L (N10498), Cuero, TX, Minor damage. While making touch and go landing, a dog ran onto runway. Aircraft turned sharply and nose gear collapsed.

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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