# Accident 19790831026029A: Cessna 150L, Tewksbury, MA, August 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Tewksbury, MA
- Airport: Tewhac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6106° N, 71.2342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tewksbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-71.2342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18585-2017-06-07) (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 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 86 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831026029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING EMERGENCY LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 NYC79FNA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA31), Aug 31, 1979: Cessna 150L (N18585), Tewksbury, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18585 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740120001099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740120001099A), Jan 20, 1974: Cessna 150L (N18585), Eliot, ME, Substantial damage. Airport operator did not issue NOTAM on snow-packed runway. Snowmobile tracks on rwy.

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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