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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Melbourne, FL · January 17, 1980

Date
January 17, 1980 · 12:35 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Brevard
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9379U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLD38
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
59 total59 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot ran out of fuel arriving at destination. Landed in palmetto field in airport.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL ARRIVING AT DESTINATION. LANDED IN PALMETTO FIELD IN AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N9379U · 1

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