# Accident 19790627018099A: Cessna 150, Kittanning, PA, June 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kittanning, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8287° N, 79.5187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kittanning, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8287&lon=-79.5187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18077, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18077-2021-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (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: 85 total, 62 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627018099A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL, PILOT BECAME LOST. ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. OVERSHOT FARM FIELD. HIT DITCH.

## 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 NYC79FGM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM30), Jun 27, 1979: Cessna 150 (N18077), Kittanning, PA, 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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