# Incident 19940721033319I: Cessna 150M, Iron Mountain, CA, July 21, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1994, 08:55 local time
- Place: Iron Mountain, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6707° N, 122.5242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iron Mountain, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6707&lon=-122.5242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3278V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3278V) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940721033319I

## Narrative

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

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 19930511028579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930511028579I), May 11, 1993: Cessna 150M (N3278V), Portland, OR. Pilot instructed by ATC to taxi to runway 25. Proceeded onto active runway without clearance. Cleared for takeoff.
- [Incident 19860827058389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860827058389I), Aug 27, 1986: Cessna 150M (N3278V), Portland, OR. Lost power and engine was rough. Landed on a nearby airport. Exhaust valve sticking due to varnish from type of oil

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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