# Incident 20010505011289I: Cessna 150M, Rancho Murieta, GA, May 5, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2001, 08:00 local time
- Place: Rancho Murieta, GA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6063K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6063K-2003-09-16) (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: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 120 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010505011289I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT DEPARTED MATHER FIELD, CALIFORNIA ENROUTE TO RANCHO MURIETA, CALIFORNIA. SHORTLY AFTER LEVEL OFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN FIELD 2 MILES SHORT OF THE DESTINATION.  AFTER INSPECTION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE LOW ON FUEL WITH EVIDENCE OF WATER CONTAMINATION.

## Other reports on N6063K (2)

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

- [Incident 19890723044009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723044009I), Jul 23, 1989: Cessna 150M (N6063K), Sacramento, CA. Engine failed during descent. Landed on street. Left tank empty and right had eighth of inch.
- [Incident 19880122012839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880122012839I), Jan 22, 1988: Cessna 150M (N6063K), Sacramento, CA. Engine lost power. ATC vectored aircraft to airport. Landed safely. Engine and fuel system checked out normally.

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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