# Accident 20020519038439A: Cessna 150G, Kenosha, WI, May 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2002, 11:45 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6195° N, 87.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6195&lon=-87.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8657J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8657J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 85 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020519038439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE FAILURE DURING APPROACH TO KENOSHA AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED EVIDENCE OF WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 CHI02LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA138), May 19, 2002: Cessna 150G (N8657J), Kenosha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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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