# Accident 19830809042409A: Cessna 150, Springfield, IL, August 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1983, 19:41 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8498° N, 89.6497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8498&lon=-89.6497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3400V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3400V) (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 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809042409A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED FUEL SUPPLY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED IN A CORNFIELD.

## 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 CHI83LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA374), Aug 9, 1983: Cessna 150 (N3400V), Springfield, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3400V (1)

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

- [Accident 19760411006879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411006879A), Apr 11, 1976: Cessna A150K (N3400V), Covington, TN, Substantial damage. NR4 cyl intake valve stuck open.

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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