# Accident 19811014067059A: Cessna 150J, Knightdale, NC, October 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1981, 18:45 local time
- Place: Knightdale, NC
- Airport: Wendell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7900° N, 78.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knightdale, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7900&lon=-78.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5504G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5504G-1983-02-03) (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: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811014067059A

## Narrative

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

OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL LANDING APPROACH AFTER A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO LANDINS. LANDED IN TREES 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 ATL82FLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLJ01), Oct 14, 1981: Cessna 150J (N5504G), Knightdale, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5504G (1)

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

- [Incident 19800401046919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800401046919I), Apr 1, 1980: Cessna 150J (N5504G), Louisburg, NC, Minor damage. Student made hard landing during first solo. Damaged nose gear, cowl, wing tip and prop.

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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