# Accident 19791203036079A: Cessna 150H, Springfield, IL, December 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22931, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22931-2020-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 89 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791203036079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED IN FARM FIELD. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI80FEV11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV11), Dec 3, 1979: Cessna 150H (N22931), Springfield, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N22931 (1)

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

- [Accident 20191124022239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191124022239A), Nov 24, 2019: Cessna 150H (N22931), Shreveport, LA, Destroyed. The aircraft lost engine power shortly after takeoff while performing multiple touch and goes at kdtn on runway 14. The aircraft made a LH base turn under VFR…

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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