# Incident 19970715026699I: Cessna 150J, Ehrhardt, SC, July 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ehrhardt, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0986° N, 81.0141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ehrhardt, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0986&lon=-81.0141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61095, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61095-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 20 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970715026699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED THAT 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHAT WAS BURNING BY ITS SMELL. THERE WAS NO SMOKE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE SMELL MADE HIM DIZZY AND WEAK IN THE LEGS. AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A CORN FIELD THAT HAD A THICK GROVE OF PINE TREES ON THE NORTHWEST BORDER. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN THE CORN, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, AND CAME TO REST IN THE TOP OF THE PINE TREES. THE PILOT WAS UNHURT, AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE. NOTE: THE SKY WAS HAZY, AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 90 DEGREES. THERE WAS A CONTROLLED BURN THAT DAY IN THE AREA OF THE INCIDENT.

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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