# Incident 19870830061959I: Cessna 150L, Berlin Heights, OH, August 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Berlin Heights, OH
- Airport: Huron County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3228° N, 82.4876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin Heights, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3228&lon=-82.4876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5496Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5496Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 9 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830061959I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A FIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT MISJUDGED AVAILABLE FUEL ON PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N5496Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19790218005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790218005799A), Feb 18, 1979: Cessna 150L (N5496Q), Mt Vernon, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot tried to take off from a snow and ice covered rwy at night. Snow covered rwy lights. Pilot hit a snow bank.

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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