# Incident 19830803044709I: Cessna 150G, Richmond, VA, August 3, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1983, 16:20 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8689J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8689J-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803044709I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BECAME LOST ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED ON AN INTERSTATE EXIT.

## Other reports on N8689J (3)

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

- [Accident 19900423014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900423014219A), Apr 23, 1990: Cessna 150G (N8689J), Clinton, MD, Substantial damage. Turning base lost power. Landed in gravel pit. Nosed over. Had pulled mixture control instead of carb heat control.
- [Incident 19891104055939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891104055939I), Nov 4, 1989: Cessna 150G (N8689J), Lynchburg, VA. Student on a solo cross country experienced a loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Made an off airport landing.
- [Incident 19820607027909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607027909I), Jun 7, 1982: Cessna 150G (N8689J), Clinton, MD, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing and nose wheel folded. Instructor was counseled on the rationale behind using full flaps.

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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