# Incident 19961220044979I: Cessna 150M, Wolf City, TX, December 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1996, 12:02 local time
- Place: Wolf City, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N98SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98SS) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961220044979I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CESNA 150, N98SS ENROUTE DURANT TO TYLER EXPERIENCED ENGINE SPUTTER. AIRCRAFT WAS AT 7500 FT. 2450 RPM WHEN ENGINE SPUTTERED. PILOT RICHED MIXTURE BUT DIDN'T HELP, ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND STOPPED. PILOT REPORTED MAY DAY AND LANDED IN FIELD BETWEEN WOLF CITY AND LEONARD ON RT 272, RAY PERKINS FARM. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. PROBABLE CAUSE CARB ICING.

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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