# Incident 20031227034039I: Cessna 150M, East Bethel, MN, December 27, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2003, 14:23 local time
- Place: East Bethel, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3194° N, 93.2024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Bethel, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3194&lon=-93.2024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9439U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9439U) (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 O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031227034039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND STRUCK A POWER LINE WHILE ATTEMPTING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9439U (1)

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

- [Incident 19950725044539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950725044539I), Jul 25, 1995: Cessna 150M (N9439U), Minneapolis, MN. Narrative: instructor and student noticed engine sounded funny, then died. Aircraft was in traffic pattern and made a successful emergency landing on roadway.…

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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