# Incident 19970906036189I: Cessna 150J, Madison, SD, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Madison, SD
- Airport: Madison Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0164° N, 97.0856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADISON MUNI (MDS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0164&lon=-97.0856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50720, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50720) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 7 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906036189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT RONALD HOWE WITH PASSENGER MICHAEL MCDONALD DEPARTED MADISON, SD IN A CE-150J AIRCRAFT, N50720. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT, CAUSING THE PILOT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 8 MILES WEST AND 1/4 MILE NORTH OF MADISON, SD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

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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