# Incident 19930820038209I: Cessna 150K, Morehead City, NC, August 20, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1993, 17:48 local time
- Place: Morehead City, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7279° N, 76.7370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morehead City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7279&lon=-76.7370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6440G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6440G-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820038209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN THREE FEET OF WATER.

## Other reports on N6440G (3)

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

- [Incident 19990712015949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990712015949I), Jul 12, 1999: Cessna 150K (N6440G), Jacksonville, NC, Substantial damage. Mr. Hilton is employed by tar heel aviation to wash and fuel aircraft. He reportedly was moving the aircraft for a wash when the aircraft struck a Cessna 340…
- [Incident 19920618024799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920618024799I), Jun 18, 1992: Cessna 150K (N6440G), Cherry Point, NC. Engine became rough in flight. Forced landing at Cherry Point without further incident.
- [Incident 19810124007289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124007289I), Jan 24, 1981: Cessna 150K (N6440G), Jacksonville, NC, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard bounce, crosswind landing and the nose gear broke off

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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