# Incident 19820712039459I: Cessna 150M, Columbus, OH, July 12, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1982, 12:25 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State Univ
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8440U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8440U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,730 total, 375 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820712039459I

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF DESTINATION DUE TO INTERMITTENT POWER. RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS DRY.

## Other reports on N8440U (3)

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

- [Incident 19800426046349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426046349I), Apr 26, 1980: Cessna 150M (N8440U), Orchard Park, NY, Minor damage. Student pilot collapsed nose gear on third bounce during landing.
- [Accident 19780429008429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429008429A), Apr 29, 1978: Cessna A150K (N8440U), Spencerport, NY, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760802025849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760802025849A), Aug 2, 1976: Cessna 150M (N8440U), Brockport, NY, Substantial damage. Rolled downhill struck stone fence.

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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