# Incident 19840818063909I: Cessna 150H, Gastonia, NC, August 18, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1984, 18:00 local time
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2091° N, 81.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2091&lon=-81.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50319, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50319-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84IA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84IA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840818063909I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL84IA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84IA262), Aug 18, 1984: Cessna 150H (N50319), Gastonia, NC, incident, minor 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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