# NTSB ATL82FLJ01: Cessna 150J, N5504G, Knightdale, NC, October 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1981
- Place: Knightdale, NC · KNIGHTDALE, NC
- Location: 35.7900° N, 78.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knightdale, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7900&lon=-78.4956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FLJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2096  81/10/14   KNIGHTDALE,NC       CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N5504G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WENDEL KNIGHTDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNIGHTDALE,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5504G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5504G-1983-02-03), registration cancelled 1983-02-03, S/N 15071004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wendel Knightdale

## 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 19811014067059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811014067059A), Oct 14, 1981: Cessna 150J, Knightdale, NC, Substantial damage. Out of fuel on final landing approach after a series of touch and go landins. Landed in trees short of runway.

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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