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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Garner, IA · January 8, 2003

Date: January 8, 2003 · 10:00 local
Place: Garner, IA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N60834
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA049
Reported as: Cessna 150J
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N60834Registration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Cessna 150JS/N 15070609 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 150J Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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.

(-23) Pilot reportedly departed fairfield, Iowa, after refueling and was looking for a private grass strip near britt, Iowa, when his aircraft ran out of fuel. The sectional chart shows the private grass strip as newbrough, restricted. When the aircraft engine stopped, due to fuel starvation, pilot attempted to land in a plowed field. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTEDLY DEPARTED FAIRFIELD, IOWA, AFTER REFUELING AND WAS LOOKING FOR A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR BRITT, IOWA, WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE SECTIONAL CHART SHOWS THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AS NEWBROUGH, RESTRICTED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI03LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGarner, IAThe students pilots improper in-flight fuel planning resulting in exhaustion of the fuel supply, and the collapse of the nose gear during the forced landing. Factors were unsuitable landing are encountered by the pilot, the plowed field and the fuel…Jan 8, 2003 · Substantial damage