# Accident 19981005038899A: Cessna 150F, Muskegon, MI, October 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1998, 09:05 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2404° N, 86.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2404&lon=-86.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8655S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8655S-2000-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005038899A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS REPORTED STOLEN ON 10/4/98 AND WAS FOUND NOSE DOWN IN THE WATER WITH ITS TAIL BROKEN IN A WOODED AND SWAMPY AREA. (-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED 6 MILES NW OF MUSKEGON, MI IN A SWAMP.  UPON INSPECTION BY EXECUTIVE AIR TRANSPORT PERSONNEL THE FBO ASSIGNED TO RECOVER THE A IRCRAFT.  THEY NOTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOSE DOWN IN WATER & THE TAIL BROKEN.THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FUEL IN THE WATER OR IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS.  THE ENGINE DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND ENGINE OIL DID REMAIN IN THE CRANK CASE.  NOTE:  AIRCRAFT STOLEN & PILOT IS MISSING.                                      (.19)ON OCTOBER 24, 1998, A CESSNA 150F, N8655S, WAS LOCATED IN A SWAMP AREA 6 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTEDSTOLEN FROM THE MICHIGAN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ON OCTOBER 6, 1998.  THE  AIRPLANE WAS LAST SEEN BY ITS OWNER ON OCTOBER 4, 1998.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN LOCATED.  THE INDIVIDUAL WHO STOLE THE AIRPLANE HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI99LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA009), Oct 5, 1998: Cessna 150F (N8655S), Muskegon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: poor in-flight planning by an unqualified person which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the swamp in which the forced landing was made.

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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