# Incident 19971108044649I: Cessna 150J, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, November 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1997, 09:17 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61127, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61127) (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: 530 total, 100 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/19971108044649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N61127, A C172 INBOUND TO PWK, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON SHORT FINAL DUE TO LOW FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURY.

## Other reports on N61127 (1)

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

- [Incident 19811113083449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113083449I), Nov 13, 1981: Cessna 150J (N61127), Aurora, IN. Za engine rough then went to idle. Landed at a private field. Found water in fuel, drained sumps, engine normal.

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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