# Accident 19841014070289A: Cessna 150K, Wirtz, VA, October 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wirtz, VA
- Airport: Bowman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0765° N, 79.8895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wirtz, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0765&lon=-79.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6384G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 180 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841014070289A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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