# Accident 19790612013149A: Cessna 150, Shelby, NC, June 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Shelby, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2904° N, 81.5456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2904&lon=-81.5456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66031, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66031-1979-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 48 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DKM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612013149A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY BECAME LOST, RAN OUT OF FUEL, CRASH LANDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD79DKM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM16), Jun 12, 1979: Cessna 150 (N66031), Shelby, NC, substantial damage

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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