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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Yuma, AZ · July 23, 1981

Date
July 23, 1981 · 18:12 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50942
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FA109
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
177 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.

Engine quit nearing airport. Landed on a road. Took off then engine quit again. Stalled and crashed. Out of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT NEARING AIRPORT. LANDED ON A ROAD. TOOK OFF THEN ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. STALLED AND CRASHED. OUT OF FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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