# Incident 19950725044539I: Cessna 150M, Minneapolis, MN, July 25, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Anoka County-Blaine Airport
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1449° N, 93.2102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANOKA COUNTY/BLAINE (JANES FLD) (ANE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1449&lon=-93.2102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9439U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9439U) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950725044539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT NOTICED ENGINE SOUNDED FUNNY, THEN DIED. AIRCRAFT WAS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROADWAY. ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO HANGAR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DID NOT INDICATE A CAUSE FOR ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WAS FLIGHT TESTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANE AIRPORT AND ON CROSSWIND STUDENT REPORTED ENGINE SOUNDED FUNNY. INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS, RECHECKED MIXTURE, BUT ENGINE QUIT IMMEDIATELY. INSTRUCTOR MADE LANDING ON ROAD. SHORTLY AFTER, OWNER VIRGIL BARNES ARRIVED ON SCENE AND SUMPED TANKS WHICH WERE OK. ENGINE STARTED ON FIRST ATTEMPT AND BARNES TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO ANE. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DID NOT THINK CARB ICE WAS A POSSIBILITY. THE FOLLOWING DAY AIRCRAFT WAS CHECKED AND FLOWN WITH NO CLUE AS TO CAUSE OF PROBLEM. DOWNGRADED TO OCCURANCE.

## Other reports on N9439U (1)

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

- [Incident 20031227034039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031227034039I), Dec 27, 2003: Cessna 150M (N9439U), East Bethel, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power due to fuel exhaustion, and struck a power line while attempting an off-airport landing, causing damage to the front of the aircraft.

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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