# Incident 19890323024959I: Cessna A150M, Portland, ME, March 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1989, 09:20 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9379U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9379U-2021-03-26) (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 A150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 120 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323024959I

## Narrative

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

TRANSMITTER MALFUNCTIONED AT KENNEBUNK. SQUAWKED 7700 AND 7600. LANDED USING TOWER LIGHT SIGNAL.

## Other reports on N9379U (1)

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

- [Accident 19800117004159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117004159A), Jan 17, 1980: Cessna 150M (N9379U), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot ran out of fuel arriving at destination. Landed in palmetto field in airport.

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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