# Accident 19810328013029A: Cessna 150, Mansfield, CT, March 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mansfield, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7892° N, 72.2287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Mansfield, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7892&lon=-72.2287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60118, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60118-2020-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328013029A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC81FNE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE13), Mar 28, 1981: Cessna 150 (N60118), Mansfield, CT, 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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