# NTSB ATL80FLJ20: Cessna 150, N704FD, Mebane, NC, August 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1980
- Place: Mebane, NC · MEBANE, NC
- Location: 36.0817° N, 79.2767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mebane, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0817&lon=-79.2767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FLJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2247  80/8/14    MEBANE,NC           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N704FD              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAYETTEVILLE,NC             GREENSBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LNDD IN TERRACED PASTURE W 8IN HIGH GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704FD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704FD-1983-10-20), registration cancelled 1983-10-20, S/N 15078569 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800814035439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814035439A), Aug 14, 1980: Cessna 150M, Mebane, NC, Substantial damage. Off course on solo crosscountry. Low on fuel, made precautionary crash landing in pasture with tall grass.

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.

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