# Incident 19780717048529I: Cessna 150, Rockford, IL, July 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50930, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50930-1998-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 113 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780717048529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OUT OF FUEL 5 MILES FROM DESTINATION AIRPORT. TANKS PROBABLY NOT FULL AT TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N50930 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980721016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980721016799A), Jul 21, 1998: Cessna 150J (N50930), Ironwood, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot flared high-stalled aircraft and lost directional control-gusty wind may have contributed to accident.

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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