# Incident 19970328010539I: Cessna 150M, Niagara Falls, NY, March 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1997, 13:55 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Airport: Niagara Falls International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1084° N, 78.9462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIAGARA FALLS INTL (IAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1084&lon=-78.9462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8898U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8898U-2012-05-24) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970328010539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1997, AT 1:55 EST, A CESSNA 150, N8898U, ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CHARGE OF THE CONTROLS AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO (IAG) ABOUT 6 MILES AND 1800 FEET. HE VENTED THE COCKPIT BY OPENING THE WINDOW AND NOTIFIED IAG TOWER. AT 2 MILES OUT, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE GOT VERY ROUGH AND OIL WAS NOTED STREAKING BACK ON THE COWL. THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED WHEN THEY HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO NIAGARA AVIATION'S HANGAR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #3 CYLINDER HAD BROKEN OFF ABOUT 1" ABOVE THE MOUNTING FLANGE. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 144 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. M OR D REPORT WILL FOLLOW. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8898U (1)

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

- [Incident 20040202002259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040202002259I), Feb 2, 2004: Cessna 150M (N8898U), Endicott, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On February 2, 2004, at 1145 EST, a Cessna 150, N8898U, registered to sky way airplane services, impacted the runway at tri Cities airport (czg),…

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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