# Incident 19970726026239I: Cessna 150M, Allentown, PA, July 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown Queen City
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5703° N, 75.4883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (XLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5703&lon=-75.4883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7767U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7767U) (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: 1,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970726026239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. CHARLES HILBERT, PILOT IN COMMAND ON N7767U, DEPARTED QUEEN CITY AIRPORT, ALLENTOWN, PA AT APPROXIMATELY 1445L. HE WAS CARRYING ONE PASSENGER, MR. DAVE WELLER. ABOUT 15 MIN. INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. MR. HILBERT FOLLOWED THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH. AT THIS TIME, MR. HILBERT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 OR 3 MILES FROM QUEEN CITY AIRPORT. FEARING AN IMMINENT ENGINE FAILURE, MR. HILBERT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF MACUNGIE, PA. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. A LOCAL IA INSPECTED N7767U AND CONFIRMED NO DAMAGE. THIS INFORMATION WAS RELAYED TO INSPECTOR BOUREY. THE AIRPLANE WAS TOWED TO FLYING M AIRPORT. AFTER TESTING THE ENGINE, A LOCAL IA SUSPECTED CARB ICE AS THE PROBLEM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N7767U (1)

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

- [Incident 19811228089109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811228089109I), Dec 28, 1981: Cessna 150M (N7767U), East Hanover, NJ. Low fuel. Landed 1 mile from airport on a highway. Fuel was sufficient to make airport.

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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