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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150K · Troutman, NC · February 7, 1980

Date
February 7, 1980 · 17:30 local
Place
Troutman, NC
Airport
Slateville
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5888G
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FKM09
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
51 total51 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Student pilot passed up two airports for fuel stop due to misjudgement. Ran out of fuel enroute to third.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT PASSED UP TWO AIRPORTS FOR FUEL STOP DUE TO MISJUDGEMENT. RAN OUT OF FUEL ENROUTE TO THIRD.

NTSB investigation

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