# Incident 19950930041039I: Cessna 150J, Crawfordsville, IN, September 30, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Crawfordsville, IN
- Airport: Crawfordsville Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9746° N, 86.9211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRAWFORDSVILLE RGNL (CFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9746&lon=-86.9211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N390DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N390DM) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950930041039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY INSTRUCTION ENCOUNTERED UNANTICIPATED WINDS. THE STUDENT DEPARTED PORTLAND ON ROUND ROBIN SOLO X-COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. ENCOUNTERED UNANTICIPATED WINDS WHILE ENROUTE AND ELECTED TO OVER-FLY INTERMEDIATE AIRPORT BECAUSE OF SEVERE WINDY LANDING CONDITIONS. HE CONTINUED TO CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA AIRPORT (CVJ) FOR MORE FAVORABLE RUNWAY AND EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION ON FINAL LANDING PATTERN AT THE AIRPORT MAKING EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. STUDENT RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING PRIOR TO FURTHER SOLO.

## Other reports on N390DM (1)

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

- [Incident 19980322008739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322008739I), Mar 22, 1998: Cessna 150J (N390DM), Buffton, IN. Narrative: flight instructor and one student pilot on cross country flight experienced engine problems and landed aircraft on a county road. There were no…

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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