# Accident 19990203018809A: Cessna 150M, Paxton, IL, February 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Paxton, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4502° N, 88.0904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4502&lon=-88.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704BF-2002-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990203018809A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 3, 1999, AT 1031 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N704BF, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR PAXTON, ILLINOIS AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TEVIS FLIELD, NEAR CHANUTE, KANSAS, AT 0700, AND WAS ENROUTE TO DETROIT, MICHIGAN. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHANUTE KS AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 CST ON A FLIGHT TO DETROIT MI.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1029 CST (1629 UTC) THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAT, CONTACTED CHAMPAIGN ATC APPROACH CONTROL REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING HIS LOCATION AND ADVISED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL.  BEFORE RADAR CONTACT COULD BE ESTABLISHED THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, STATING HE WAS OUT OF FUEL.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES WEST OF PAXTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (1C1).  THE AIRCRAFT, COME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.  THE     PILOT STATED HIS FLIGHT PLANING INDICATED THE RANGE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO BE 3.5 HOURS.

## 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 CHI99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA081), Feb 3, 1999: Cessna 150M (N704BF), Paxton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate preflight planning by the pilot in command and the exhaustion of usable fuel. Factors were the tailwind landing condition and the rough terrain at the landing site.

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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