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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150H · Gastonia, NC · August 18, 1984

Date
August 18, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place
Gastonia, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N50319
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84IA262
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Reported engine
Continental O200B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total1,050 in this make and model15 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.

Low on fuel, unable to find airport. Landed in field. Tiedown ring bent and skin torn from striking rock.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FUEL, UNABLE TO FIND AIRPORT. LANDED IN FIELD. TIEDOWN RING BENT AND SKIN TORN FROM STRIKING ROCK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.