# Accident 19811006065269A: Cessna 150J, Dubois, PA, October 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1981, 00:18 local time
- Place: Dubois, PA
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1222° N, 78.7551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DuBois, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1222&lon=-78.7551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50552, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50552-1984-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 195 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM02-123750) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811006065269A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL, FOGGED IN FUEL STOP, RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR ALTERNATE AIRPORT.  CRASHED 250 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC81FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM02-123750), Oct 6, 1981: Cessna 150J (N50552), Dubois, PA, 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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