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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150J · Brookville, IN · September 22, 2023

Date
September 22, 2023 · 19:30 local
Place
Brookville, IN
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N60338
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student

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.

On September 22, 2023 at approximately 1931 eastern time, a Cessna 150J lost engine power in cruise flight. The pilot stated he initiated an emergency descent and made an emergency landing in a soybean field near Brookville, IN. During post-flight investigation inspection, the right fuel tank was found empty and the left fuel tank had less than 1 gallon of fuel indicating the aircraft may have lost engine power due to fuel depletion, resulting in an emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1931 EASTERN TIME, A CESSNA 150J LOST ENGINE POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD NEAR BROOKVILLE, IN. DURING POST-FLIGHT INVESTIGATION INSPECTION, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD LESS THAN 1 GALLON OF FUEL INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE LOST ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION, RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING.