# Accident 19881207053119A: Cessna 150J, Gainesville, FL, December 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1988, 08:50 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6703° N, 82.3304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6703&lon=-82.3304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60029-1991-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 10 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881207053119A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL, DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS.HIT TREES ON LANDING.OPERATED VFR ABOVE CLOUDS. UNAUTHORIZED NIGHT FLIGHT

## 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 MIA89FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA048), Dec 7, 1988: Cessna 150J (N60029), Gainesville, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N60029 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880123005429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880123005429I), Jan 23, 1988: Cessna 150J (N60029), Macon, GA. Nose tire blew out on landing rollout. Departed runway. Became stuck in mud.

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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