# Incident 19960604018529I: Cessna 150L, Fort Dodge, IA, June 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1996, 22:20 local time
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5099° N, 94.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Dodge, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5099&lon=-94.1757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19038, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19038-2019-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 965 total, 225 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/19960604018529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT WAS A NIGHT DUAL CROSS COUNTRY FROM DES MOINES, IOWA TO FORT DODGE, IOWA. PILOT LOST ABOUT 50% POWER. HE COULD NOT HOLD ALTITUDE AT BEST GLIDE SPEED OF 70 KNOTS. THEY LANDED ON A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE FAILED, DAMAGING THE PISTON AND BREAKING THE INTAKE VALVE STEM. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N19038 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940307025569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940307025569I), Mar 7, 1994: Cessna 150L (N19038), Albert Lea, MN, Minor damage. Lost control landing in gusty cross wind.

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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