# Incident 19960810031839I: Cessna 150L, Madison, WI, August 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18071, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18071) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810031839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 10, 1996 AT 1100 CDT A CESSNA 15L, N18071 MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A HAYFIELD 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT BY AARON BARBER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MILWAUKEE, WI AT 0900 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING SCHEDULED FUELSTOPS DURING CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHTS.

## Other reports on N18071 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901007044269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007044269I), Oct 7, 1990: Cessna 150L (N18071), Princeton, IL, Minor damage. Pilot landed long and ran off the end of runway.

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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