# Incident 20080516838189I: Cessna 150F, Grass Valley, CA, May 16, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2008, 10:45 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Air Park
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2203° N, 121.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-121.0527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7042F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7042F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 320 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080516838189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON MAY 16, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 PDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED KGOO FOR CA15 IN N7042F.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST POWER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT SO HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY 49 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF DORSEY DRIVE.  THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RESTARTED BUT AGAIN LOST POWER AFTER RUNNING ONLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE IS SCHEDULED AND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

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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