# Accident 19810723090119A: Cessna 150J, Yuma, AZ, July 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1981, 18:12 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50942, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50942-2012-07-06) (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 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723090119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA109), Jul 23, 1981: Cessna 150J (N50942), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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