19791004030309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Lums Pond, DE · October 4, 1979

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Date: October 4, 1979 · 11:30 local
Place: Lums Pond, DE
Airport: Summit
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N11820
Reported as: Cessna 150
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 560 total11 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

N11820Registration cancelled Jun 4, 2012 · Cessna 150LS/N 15075648 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Ran out of useable fuel on approach to airport. Landed on grass causeway. Slid into trees.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF USEABLE FUEL ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED ON GRASS CAUSEWAY. SLID INTO TREES.