19820324005649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · West Chicago, IL · March 24, 1982

Date
March 24, 1982 · 20:55 local
Place
West Chicago, IL
Airport
Dupage Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9239U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA101
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
88 total81 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot lost at night, ran out of fuel on vectors to airport. Landed in powerline. Unable to hold headings.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST AT NIGHT, RAN OUT OF FUEL ON VECTORS TO AIRPORT. LANDED IN POWERLINE. UNABLE TO HOLD HEADINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.