19790106000429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Mamou, LA · January 6, 1979

Date
January 6, 1979 · 14:50 local
Place
Mamou, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8275F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FRD12
Reported as
Cessna 150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
875 total241 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot took off with less than full fuel and flew till fuel exhaustion. Hit fence post on forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF WITH LESS THAN FULL FUEL AND FLEW TILL FUEL EXHAUSTION.HIT FENCE POST ON FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.