- Date
- August 14, 1982, 12:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5301QCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820814040809A
- Case key
- 71172
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that the engine lost power while the fuel gauges were indicating at or near 1/4 full. Reportedly, the power loss occurred when the aircraft ran out of fuel. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it was landed in a corn field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5301Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073201
- Airframe hours
- 6,059
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Tar Heel Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Tar Heel Aviation, Inc.
- Departed
- NC41 · Jacksonville, NC
- Destination
- NC41 · Jacksonville, NC
- Airport
- NC41 · Sky Manor
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 641 total · 18 in this make and model · 271 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 190 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.