# Incident 19980902039349I: Cessna 150H, Columbia, MO, September 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1998, 13:45 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: Columbia Regional
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8177° N, 92.2178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA RGNL (COU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8177&lon=-92.2178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23471, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23471-2017-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902039349I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1998, MR. EARL I. COVEL OPERATED CESSNA 150, N23471, AS PILOT IN COMMAND ON A FLIGHT FROM MENA INTERMOUNTAIN AIRPORT AT MENA, ARKANSAS, TO COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI. AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 CDT, MR. COVEL EXHAUSTED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SUPPLY AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FIELD LESS THAN ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE COLUMBIA AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AN INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICENT EVIDENCE TO SUBSTANTIATE A VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS (FAR) FOR FUEL EXHAUSTION. HOWEVER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MR. COVEL HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH THE FLIGHT REVIEW REQUIREMENTS, PRIOR TO ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND, SINCE MAY, 1997. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N23471 (3)

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

- [Accident 20100904045379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100904045379A), Sep 4, 2010: Cessna 150H (N23471), Deland, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft departed Deland airport (ded), made contact with (4) powerlines approx. 1/2 mile from airport. Powerlines were 40'AGL, aircraft hit powerlines then…
- [Accident 19970510047059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510047059A), May 10, 1997: Cessna 150H (N23471), Wilmington, DE, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot was unable to land aircraft during cross wind conditions and attempted to "go-around". Aircraft sustained major damage after stalling from…
- [Incident 19970120002549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970120002549I), Jan 20, 1997: Cessna 150H (N23471), Wilmington, DE. Engine quit on dual flight. Landed short of runway. NR2 cyl failed. Bent connecting rod. Piston in pieces.

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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