# Incident 19940728030239I: Cessna 150J, Hickman, KY, July 28, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1994, 17:45 local time
- Place: Hickman, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5674° N, 89.1846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickman, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5674&lon=-89.1846&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60569, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60569) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 100 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/19940728030239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 07-28-94 WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM MEMPHIS, TN TO CAIRO, IL A CESSNA 150 AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD NEAR HICKMAN, KY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER FLYING FOR APPROX. 1 HR. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO RUN "ROUGH". THE PILOT PULLED OUT THE CARB. HEAT BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN "ROUGH". HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE DIRECTION OF A LOCAL AIRPORT AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE QUIT. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A "BLACK TOP" COUNTY ROAD. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL UTILITY POLE WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WING TIP COVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPLETED OF USABLE FUEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND FLOWN TO CAIRO, IL. A M OR D REPORT HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

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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