- Date
- August 18, 1984, 18:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- Gastonia, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N50319Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840818063909I
- Case key
- 6354
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt reached charlotte, NC, and discovered he could not transmit on the acft radio. Plt diverted to gasotnia, NC, but could not locate the arpt because of lowering visibility. Plt flew around for a few minutes looking for identifiable landmarks. Precautionary landing was performed in a field because of a low fuel state. The aft tiedown ring was damaged after contacting the ground during landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50319
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069225
- Airframe hours
- 3,965
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clifford L. Fain
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 13, 1984 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- PVT · Villa Rica, GA
- Destination
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,400 total · 1,050 in this make and model · 2,300 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.