19850512016439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Atkins, VA · May 12, 1985

Date
May 12, 1985 · 09:07 local
Place
Atkins, VA
Airport
Mountain Empire
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51347
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA160
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,910 total39 in this make and model102 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flipped over after landing in field due to fuel exhaustion. Electrical system inoperative.

As the FAA filed it

FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING IN FIELD DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.

NTSB investigation

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