19851027054159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Parkersburg, WV · October 27, 1985

Date
October 27, 1985 · 20:46 local
Place
Parkersburg, WV
Airport
Wood County Airport Gill Robb
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48987
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA012
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
229 total11 in this make and model8 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.

Landed in corn field after fuel was exhausted during straight in approach. Restriction on pilots night flying.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN CORN FIELD AFTER FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED DURING STRAIGHT IN APPROACH. RESTRICTION ON PILOTS NIGHT FLYING.

NTSB investigation

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