34.6526° N, 87.2497° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeler, AL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 14, 1982 · 17:30 local
Place
Wheeler, AL
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6301K
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
251 total242 in this make and model0 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.
Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. Investigation revealed automotive gas in fuel system.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AUTOMOTIVE GAS IN FUEL SYSTEM.