# Accident 19881211054049A: Cessna 150M, Varna, IL, December 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Varna, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0292° N, 89.2191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0292&lon=-89.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704KV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704KV) (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 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 62 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881211054049A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. HIT DIRT MOUND LANDING IN A FIELD. ENGINE RAN NORMAL AFTER ACCIDENT. POSSIBLE CARB ICE.

## 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 CHI89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA031), Dec 11, 1988: Cessna 150 (N704KV), Varna, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N704KV (1)

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

- [Incident 19790829033559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829033559I), Aug 29, 1979: Cessna 150M (N704KV), Lacon, IL, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged prop and nose gear.

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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