# Incident 19881216054549I: Cessna A150K, Tunnel, NY, December 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1988, 13:10 local time
- Place: Tunnel, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2162° N, 75.7266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tunnel, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2162&lon=-75.7266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8383M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8383M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 160 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881216054549I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. HAD A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL ICING. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8383M (1)

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

- [Accident 19741008036329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741008036329A), Oct 8, 1974: Cessna A150K (N8383M), Marion, OH, Substantial damage. CFI propped eng,student at ctls not qualified in acft. Hit fuel pipeline. Starter failed prev day.

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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