# Incident 19941211043799I: Cessna 150H, Decatur, IL, December 11, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1994, 11:37 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8346° N, 88.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DECATUR (DEC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8346&lon=-88.8657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50146, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50146) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941211043799I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON AIRPORT. ICE PARTICLES IN FUEL CAUSED CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE TO STICK OPEN.

## Other reports on N50146 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730328007919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328007919A), Mar 28, 1973: Cessna 150H (N50146), Stormville, NY, Substantial damage. Final apch,wind shifted dwnd,hard lndg. Acft bounced nose gr collapsed on 2nd contact.

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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