# Accident 19820308002659A: Cessna 150M, Charlestown, IN, March 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1982, 20:00 local time
- Place: Charlestown, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2996° N, 85.7198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2996&lon=-85.7198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66252-1984-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 53 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308002659A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER DURING FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 CHI82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA080), Mar 9, 1982: Cessna 150 (N66252), Charlestown, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66252 (1)

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

- [Accident 19751229040599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751229040599A), Dec 29, 1975: Cessna 150M (N66252), Lexington, NY, Substantial damage. Solo x-country. Of fuel. Acft subtantial dmg drg crash lndg.

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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