# Accident 19870817079839A: Cessna 150L, Danville, VA, August 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Danville, VA
- Airport: Danville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5799° N, 79.3994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5799&lon=-79.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11872-1989-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,442 total, 1,030 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870817079839A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION. STALLED ON APPROACH. CRASH LANDED IN FIELD. UNABLE FUEL AT FIRST STOP. RAN OUT EN ROUTE TO ANOTHER

## 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 BFO87LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA055), Aug 17, 1987: Cessna 150L (N11872), Danville, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11872 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820127002799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127002799I), Jan 27, 1982: Cessna 150L (N11872), Smoky Ordinary, VA, Minor damage. Rough engine, ran over an embankment into a fish pond on landing. Had failed to use carburetor heat.

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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