# Accident 19831030057269A: Cessna 150H, La Crosse, WI, October 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1983, 14:20 local time
- Place: La Crosse, WI
- Airport: La Crosse
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8207° N, 91.2310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8207&lon=-91.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23183, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23183-1993-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831030057269A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL. DITCHED IN A LAKE JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI84LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA032), Oct 30, 1983: Cessna 150 (N23183), La Crosse, WI, 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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