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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Salt Lake City, UT · July 27, 1989

Date
July 27, 1989 · 20:30 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2473J
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA180
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
507 total67 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climb. Fuel exhaustion. Attempted to return to airport. Crashed into a ditch beside the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB. FUEL EXHAUSTION. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. CRASHED INTO A DITCH BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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