# Accident 19810813049449A: Cessna 150M, Hamilton, AL, August 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton, AL
- Airport: Hamilton-Marion C
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1423° N, 87.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1423&lon=-87.9886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8127U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8127U-2022-12-31) (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 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 64 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL DURING SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY 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 ATL81DKJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ30), Aug 13, 1981: Cessna 150M (N8127U), Hamilton, AL, destroyed

## Other reports on N8127U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19931013045329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931013045329I), Oct 13, 1993: Cessna 150M (N8127U), Fayetteville, PA. During a power off maneuver student applied full power. Rptm remained at idle. Forced landing. Broken throttle cable

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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