19851228066309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Glidden, WI · December 28, 1985

Date
December 28, 1985 · 10:15 local
Place
Glidden, WI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8687S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA053
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
43 total31 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Relying on fuel gauges only for fuel quantity resulted in fuel exhaustion. Hit power lines and ground on landing.

As the FAA filed it

RELYING ON FUEL GAUGES ONLY FOR FUEL QUANTITY RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. HIT POWER LINES AND GROUND ON LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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