# Accident 19800419010009A: Cessna 150M, Danforth, IL, April 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1980, 12:55 local time
- Place: Danforth, IL
- Airport: Classen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8220° N, 87.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danforth, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-87.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704ZJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419010009A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL, STUDENT DIVERTED TO CLOSER AIRPORT. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT IN SOFT FIELD.

## 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 CHI80FEV21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV21), Apr 19, 1980: Cessna 150M (N704ZJ), Danforth, IL, 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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