# Incident 19820131007339I: Cessna A150K, Inyokern, CA, January 31, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Inyokern
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6587° N, 117.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INYOKERN (IYK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6587&lon=-117.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8376M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8376M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131007339I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR SENT STUDENT ALOFT WITHOUT CHECKING FUEL. FORCED LANDING MADE WHEN FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N8376M (1)

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

- [Accident 19840512019319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840512019319A), May 12, 1984: Cessna A150K (N8376M), Trona, CA, Substantial damage. During takeoff aircraft lifted off and then settled back to ground and crashed. Density altitude was 5100 feet.

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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