# Incident 20000401022439I: Cessna 150M, Huntsville, AL, April 1, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2866V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2866V) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 525 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000401022439I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 3000 FT. IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE INJECTED THE INTAKE VALVE AND AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD WITHOUT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO PASSENGER (STUDENT).

## Other reports on N2866V (2)

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

- [Incident 19901211063089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901211063089I), Dec 11, 1990: Cessna 150M (N2866V), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing. Hit flat and bounced. Came down on nose gear.
- [Incident 19860621050619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621050619I), Jun 21, 1986: Cessna 150M (N2866V), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. Solo student had electrical failure on crosscountry. Hard landing damaged nose gear. Alternator failed.

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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