# Accident 19800207002369A: Cessna 150K, Troutman, NC, February 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Troutman, NC
- Airport: Slateville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7221° N, 80.8930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutman, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7221&lon=-80.8930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5888G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5888G-1981-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FKM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800207002369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD80FKM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKM09), Feb 7, 1980: Cessna 150 (N5888G), Troutman, NC, substantial damage

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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