19841014070289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150K · Wirtz, VA · October 14, 1984

Date
October 14, 1984 · 16:30 local
Place
Wirtz, VA
Airport
Bowman
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6384G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
239 total180 in this make and model4 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.

Ran out of fuel on takeoff climb. A wing struck a fence post while banking to land in a open field.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. A WING STRUCK A FENCE POST WHILE BANKING TO LAND IN A OPEN FIELD.