# Incident 19980322008739I: Cessna 150J, Buffton, IN, March 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Buffton, IN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N390DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N390DM) (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: 2,338 total, 1,010 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322008739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND ONE STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND LANDED AIRCRAFT ON A COUNTY ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE STRIP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BROKEN INTAKE VALVE #2 CYL. A M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED.

## Other reports on N390DM (1)

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

- [Incident 19950930041039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950930041039I), Sep 30, 1995: Cessna 150J (N390DM), Crawfordsville, IN. Narrative: student pilot on solo cross country instruction encountered unanticipated winds. The student departed portland on round robin solo x-country…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.