# Incident 19781004031079I: Cessna 150, Bedford, IN, October 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1978, 13:45 local time
- Place: Bedford, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8602° N, 86.4895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8602&lon=-86.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704XL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704XL) (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 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 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/19781004031079I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT CONTINUED FLIGHT TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD CHECKED THE FLIGHT PLAN.

## Other reports on N704XL (1)

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

- [Incident 20051201033479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051201033479I), Dec 1, 2005: Cessna 150M (N704XL), Ashville, OH. (-23) On October 27, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] rented N704XL from fairfield airventures, located at fairfield county airport, lancaster, Ohio,…

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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