# Accident 19811205079569A: Cessna 150F, Adelanto, CA, December 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Airport: Elmirage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8043F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 103 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DUG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811205079569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF. LANDED NOSE GEAR FIRST ON RUNWAY, OVERRUN. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 LAX82DUG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUG04), Dec 5, 1981: Cessna 150F (N8043F), Adelanto, CA, 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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