# Incident 19880926060269I: Cessna STC150, Terre Haute, IN, September 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1988, 19:47 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6176K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6176K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (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: 4,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880926060269I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6176K (1)

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

- [Accident 19881002042719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042719A), Oct 2, 1988: Cessna 150M (N6176K), Silerton, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot reported rough engine and partial power loss. Elected to land in plowed field. Nosed over. Possible carb ice.

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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