# Incident 20080402837769I: Cessna 150M, Abingdon, VA, April 2, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2008, 16:25 local time
- Place: Abingdon, VA
- Airport: Virginia Highlands
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6863° N, 82.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS (VJI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6863&lon=-82.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66246-2015-01-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080402837769I

## Narrative

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

DURING SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING TO ABINGDON, VA (VJI) WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT ON APPROACH.  STUDENT MADE FORCED LANDING ON INTERSTATE 81 SOUTHBOUND.  UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT RH WING STRUCK 14 MILE MARKER SIGN RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE.  IT WAS VERIFIED BY AIRCRAFT OWNER THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## Other reports on N66246 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120929022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120929022219A), Sep 29, 2012: Cessna 150M (N66246), Fredericksburg, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. It appears that the aircraft was in a high angle of attack and got too slow after takeoff. Result was a stall-spin from approximately 200 feet, impacting the…

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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