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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Mansfield, CT · March 28, 1981

Date
March 28, 1981 · 18:00 local
Place
Mansfield, CT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60118
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FNE13
Reported as
Cessna 150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
29 total29 in this make and model3 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.

Failed to check fuel quantity prior to practice flight. Ran out of fuel. Struck a tree on landing.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO CHECK FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO PRACTICE FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK A TREE ON LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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