# Incident 19970502011309I: Cessna 150M, Louisville, KY, May 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45491, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45491) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502011309I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE AT FL 015 MSL. ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND SURGE. PILOT PERFORMED MAG CK. HE CYCLED THROTTLE, MIXTURE AND CARB HEAT, ALL NO HELP. ENGINE THEN QUIT. PILOT WAS HEADED SOUTH SO HE RELEASED THE BANNER OVER A STREET AND LANDED ON CRESCENT HILL GOLF COURSE. HE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HRS. FUEL TANKS WERE CHECKED PRIOR TO TAKE OFF AND LEVEL WAS ABOUT 3 INCHES BELOW THE FILLER NECK.

## Other reports on N45491 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790209002609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790209002609A), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 150M (N45491), Allegan, MI, Substantial damage. Instructor and student practicing forced landings when power was added to go-around, the engine quit.

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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