# Incident 19970120002549I: Cessna 150H, Wilmington, DE, January 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23471, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23471-2017-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970120002549I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DUAL FLIGHT. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. NR2 CYL FAILED. BENT CONNECTING ROD. PISTON IN PIECES.

## Other reports on N23471 (3)

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

- [Accident 20100904045379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100904045379A), Sep 4, 2010: Cessna 150H (N23471), Deland, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft departed Deland airport (ded), made contact with (4) powerlines approx. 1/2 mile from airport. Powerlines were 40'AGL, aircraft hit powerlines then…
- [Incident 19980902039349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902039349I), Sep 2, 1998: Cessna 150H (N23471), Columbia, MO. (-5) On September 2, 1998, Mr. Earl I. Covel operated Cessna 150, N23471, as pilot in command on a flight from mena intermountain airport at mena, Arkansas, to…
- [Accident 19970510047059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510047059A), May 10, 1997: Cessna 150H (N23471), Wilmington, DE, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot was unable to land aircraft during cross wind conditions and attempted to "go-around". Aircraft sustained major damage after stalling from…

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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