# Incident 19970824033289I: Cessna 150L, Las Vegas, NM, August 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6049° N, 105.2170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6049&lon=-105.2170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7312G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7312G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970824033289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 24, 1997, AT 1800 MST A CESSNA 150, N7312G, REGISTERED TO DAVID MCREP THOMAS, PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON INTERSTATE 25 SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NM, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT TO FARMINGTON, NM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND ON AUGUST 24, 1997, AT 1730 MST PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON ENGINE FOR STUCK VALVES AT LVS AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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