19881222058449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Benton Harbor, MI · December 22, 1988

Date
December 22, 1988 · 13:30 local
Place
Benton Harbor, MI
Airport
Ross Field-Twin Cities
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50331
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89DET02
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,950 total1,600 in this make and model

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.

Ran out of fuel. Struck blueberry bushes on forced landing. Water and dirt in unusable fuel.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK BLUEBERRY BUSHES ON FORCED LANDING. WATER AND DIRT IN UNUSABLE FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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