19800317006509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Hardwick, MA · March 17, 1980

Date
March 17, 1980 · 15:35 local
Place
Hardwick, MA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9283U
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FNE12
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
192 total109 in this make and model13 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 trying to avoid areas of heavy rain showers. Undershot emergency landing area. Hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL TRYING TO AVOID AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. UNDERSHOT EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

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