# Incident 19791209047759I: Cessna 150M, Indianapolis, IN, December 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6198K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6198K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 598 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209047759I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PILOT IGNORED STUDENTS PREFLIGHT REMARK THAT FUEL WAS LOW. RAN OUT OF FUEL, LANDED ON GOLF COURSE.

## Other reports on N6198K (1)

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

- [Accident 20240601010589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240601010589A), Jun 1, 2024: Cessna 150M (N6198K), San Juan, PR, Substantial damage. On June 1, 2024, [privacy data omitted], a C-150M with serial number 15077583, registered to [privacy data omitted] and operated by [privacy data omitted] a…

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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