40.5167° N, 88.8259° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Merna, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 5, 1980 · 17:35 local
Place
Merna, IL
Airport
Snow Farm
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Aircraft
N6015J
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
115 total0 in this make and model0 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.
Za pilot stopped for fuel. On takeoff engine quit. Wter found in fuel tanks strainer and t fitting.
As the FAA filed it
ZA PILOT STOPPED FOR FUEL. ON TAKEOFF ENGINE QUIT. WTER FOUND IN FUEL TANKS STRAINER AND T FITTING.