# Accident 19850831045849A: Cessna 150M, Wabash, IN, August 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1985, 18:45 local time
- Place: Wabash, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7907° N, 85.8190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7907&lon=-85.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66550, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831045849A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER BEING SICK AND MIXED UP FOR 1 HOUR DURING CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. NOSE DOWN IMPACT IN FIELD.

## 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 CHI85LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA361), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna 150M (N66550), Wabash, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66550 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19821031061999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821031061999I), Oct 31, 1982: Cessna 150M (N66550), Savannah, GA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on landing. Skidded off the runway. Collapsed nose gear.
- [Accident 19790421009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421009729A), Apr 21, 1979: Cessna 150 (N66550), Hawkinsville, GA, 1 fatal. A child passenger deplaned and ran to her mother and into the propeller.

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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