# Accident 19851228066309A: Cessna 150F, Glidden, WI, December 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1985, 10:15 local time
- Place: Glidden, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1304° N, 90.5700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1304&lon=-90.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8687S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8687S-1989-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 31 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851228066309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI86LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA053), Dec 28, 1985: Cessna 150 (N8687S), Glidden, WI, 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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