# Accident 19850802036169A: Cessna 150K, Orchard Hill, GA, August 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Orchard Hill, GA
- Airport: Spalding Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1853° N, 84.2122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orchard Hill, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1853&lon=-84.2122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5773G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5773G-1989-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 135 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802036169A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AFTER ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. NEARLY FULL TANKS AT START REPORTED BY PILOT.

## 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 ATL85LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA229), Aug 2, 1985: Cessna 150K (N5773G), Orchard Hill, GA, substantial 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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