# Accident 19800317006509A: Cessna 150M, Hardwick, MA, March 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1980, 15:35 local time
- Place: Hardwick, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3501° N, 72.1995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardwick, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3501&lon=-72.1995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9283U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9283U-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 109 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800317006509A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC80FNE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE12), Mar 17, 1980: Cessna 150 (N9283U), Hardwick, MA, 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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