# Incident 19811031079799I: Cessna 150, Potsdam, NY, October 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1981, 13:53 local time
- Place: Potsdam, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6708° N, 74.9835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Potsdam, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6708&lon=-74.9835&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGYCC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031079799I

## Narrative

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

CANADIAN STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY BECAME LOST AND CROSSED BORDER AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN FIELD.

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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