# Accident 19960115000619A: Cessna 150M, Mount Pleasant, MI, January 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1996, 10:10 local time
- Place: Mount Pleasant, MI
- Airport: Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5909° N, 84.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5909&lon=-84.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8375U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8375U-2007-05-25) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960115000619A

## Narrative

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

OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO NR1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILUER. (-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DUE TO #1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILURE - AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING OFF FIELD LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA072), Jan 15, 1996: Cessna 150M (N8375U), Mount Pleasant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate preflight and the loose oil filler cap, which resulted in oil starvation and failure of the #1 cylinder connecting rod. A factor relating to this accident was the snow…

## Other reports on N8375U (1)

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

- [Accident 19820919066349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820919066349A), Sep 19, 1982: Cessna 150M (N8375U), Missoula, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing breaking nose wheel.

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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