# NTSB ATL81DKJ30: Cessna 150M, N8127U, Hamilton, AL, August 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1981
- Place: Hamilton, AL · HAMILTON, AL
- Location: 34.1423° N, 87.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1423&lon=-87.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2043  81/8/13    HAMILTON,AL         CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N8127U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAVERLY,TN                  HAMILTON,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8127U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8127U-2022-12-31), registration cancelled 2022-12-31, S/N 15077894, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Marion County

## 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 19810813049449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049449A), Aug 13, 1981: Cessna 150M, Hamilton, AL, Destroyed. Pilot allowed aircraft to run out of fuel during solo cross-country. Crash occurred during emergency landing.

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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