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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Cadillac, MI · November 20, 2003

Date: November 20, 2003 · 15:40 local
Place: Cadillac, MI
Airport: Wexford County Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N1291Q
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 19 total19 in the last 90 days

N1291QRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna 150LS/N 15072591 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 11/20/03 Cessna 150 piloted by a student pilot was enrouting from traverse city to sparta, MI encountered an engine power loss during cruising. The student pilot is trying to get to the nearest airport which is Cadillac airport, (cad) in wexfort county, MI. When the pilot knew that he may not get to the Cadillac airport, find a place to land the aircraft. The aircraft landed on county road 35, about 5 miles away from Cadillac airport. No damage to the aircraft and no injury to the pilot. The aircraft was towed to the Cadillac airport for further investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 11/20/03 CESSNA 150 PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT WAS ENROUTING FROM TRAVERSE CITY TO SPARTA, MI ENCOUNTERED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING CRUISING. THE STUDENT PILOT IS TRYING TO GET TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT WHICH IS CADILLAC AIRPORT, (CAD) IN WEXFORT COUNTY, MI. WHEN THE PILOT KNEW THAT HE MAY NOT GET TO THE CADILLAC AIRPORT, FIND A PLACE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON COUNTY ROAD 35, ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY FROM CADILLAC AIRPORT. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE CADILLAC AIRPORT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.