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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Columbus, GA · February 18, 1980

Date
February 18, 1980 · 18:20 local
Place
Columbus, GA
Airport
Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N45384
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FKG18
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
119 total78 in this make and model20 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.

Ran out of fuel on final approach. Crashed 200 feet short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL APPROACH. CRASHED 200 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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