# Incident 19881203068869I: Cessna A150M, Davis, CA, December 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1988, 13:03 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9861J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9861J-2003-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 120 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881203068869I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION OF ENGINE. PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM PLANE. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FATIGUE FAILURE OF CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N9861J (1)

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

- [Accident 19930823031589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930823031589A), Aug 23, 1993: Cessna A150M (N9861J), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Veered on landing roll. Student panicked and stepped on brake like auto driving. Exited runway. CFI unable correct.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.