# Accident 19820311003539A: Cessna 150J, Byran, TX, March 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Byran, TX
- Airport: Coulter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6394° N, 96.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6394&lon=-96.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51394 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820311003539A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STRUCK TREES AND NOSED INTO THE GROUND. FUEL GAUGES WERE KNOWN TO BE INOPERATIVE.

## 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 FTW82FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA090), Mar 11, 1982: Cessna 150J (N51394), Bryan, TX, destroyed

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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