# Incident 19900501036899I: Cessna 150J, Sellersburg, IN, May 1, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sellersburg, IN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3995° N, 85.7743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sellersburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3995&lon=-85.7743&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50793, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50793) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 8 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900501036899I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND MIXTURE CONTROL AT LEAN POSITION DUE TO A LOOSE CLAMP.

## Other reports on N50793 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890104029779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890104029779I), Jan 4, 1989: Cessna 150J (N50793), Hayward, WI, Minor damage. Student lost directional control during landing rollout on an ice covered runway. Veered off runway into a snowbank
- [Accident 19740601029029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740601029029A), Jun 1, 1974: Cessna 150J (N50793), Esko, MN, Substantial damage

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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