# Accident 19820324005649A: Cessna 150M, West Chicago, IL, March 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1982, 20:55 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7706° N, 88.3604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7706&lon=-88.3604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9239U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 81 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820324005649A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI82DA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA101), Mar 25, 1982: Cessna 150 (N9239U), West Chicago, IL, 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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