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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Iron Mountain, CA · July 21, 1994

Date: July 21, 1994 · 08:55 local
Place: Iron Mountain, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3278V
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total

N3278VRegistered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15076448 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot made a forced landing on highway 229 northwest of redding, CA. Pilot was on a pleasure flight and landed at the weaverville, CA and intended to buy fuel, but there was none available. Pilot departed weaverville and a few minutes later made an emergency landing on the highway due to fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY 229 NORTHWEST OF REDDING, CA. PILOT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT AND LANDED AT THE WEAVERVILLE, CA AND INTENDED TO BUY FUEL, BUT THERE WAS NONE AVAILABLE. PILOT DEPARTED WEAVERVILLE AND A FEW MINUTES LATER MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Other reports on N3278V · 2

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

Incident 19930511028579IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Portland, ORPilot instructed by ATC to taxi to runway 25. Proceeded onto active runway without clearance. Cleared for takeoff.May 11, 1993 Incident 19860827058389IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Portland, ORLost power and engine was rough. Landed on a nearby airport. Exhaust valve sticking due to varnish from type of oilAug 27, 1986