37.0765° N, 79.8895° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wirtz, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
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.