# Accident 19810407018179A: Cessna 150, Belchertown, MA, April 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Belchertown, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2719° N, 72.4028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belchertown, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2719&lon=-72.4028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9213U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213U-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (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: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407018179A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. FLAPS INOPERATIVE. CRASH-LANDED IN ORCHARD. FOUND LOOSE WIRE ON FLAPS.

## 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 NYC81FNE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE15), Apr 7, 1981: Cessna 150 (N9213U), Belchertown, 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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