# Accident 19940218006209A: Cessna 150M, La Crosse, WI, February 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1994
- Place: La Crosse, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8251° N, 91.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Crosse, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8251&lon=-91.2246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704CE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704CE) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940218006209A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI94LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA091), Feb 18, 1994: Cessna 150M (N704CE), La Crosse, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST VALVE IN THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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