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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Houston, TX · December 1, 1996

Date: December 1, 1996 · 13:40 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6383K
Reported as: Cessna 150M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 72 total71 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N6383KRegistered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15077677 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot statement; at approximately 1700 feet on departure from dwh airport (heading west), engine failed. After attempting restart unsuccessfully, I contacted dwh tower since I was still in dwh airspace. After explaining the situation to the tower I located a field at the corner of 2978 and 2920. I then proceeded to make an emergency landing. There was no damage to the aircraft, property or myself. Investigator findings; investigation revealed shorted ignition switch. This investigation is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATEMENT; AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 FEET ON DEPARTURE FROM DWH AIRPORT (HEADING WEST), ENGINE FAILED. AFTER ATTEMPTING RESTART UNSUCCESSFULLY, I CONTACTED DWH TOWER SINCE I WAS STILL IN DWH AIRSPACE. AFTER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION TO THE TOWER I LOCATED A FIELD AT THE CORNER OF 2978 AND 2920. I THEN PROCEEDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, PROPERTY OR MYSELF. INVESTIGATOR FINDINGS; INVESTIGATION REVEALED SHORTED IGNITION SWITCH. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N6383K · 1

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

Accident 19791117035319AForced Landing · Fort Stockton, TXEngine quit on final due to fuel exhaustion. Landed short of runway, in bushes.Nov 17, 1979 · Substantial damage