- Date
- March 8, 1982, 20:00 local (Mar 9, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Charlestown, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N66252Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820308002659A
- Case key
- 70198
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he ran out of fuel on a cross-country flight. He made an emergency landing in an open field at night. During the landing, the plane flipped over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66252
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075955
- Airframe hours
- 1,573
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elbridge Barker
- Registered owner
- Elbridge Barker
- Departed
- Clarkburg, WV
- Destination
- Jeffersonville, IN
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 53 in this make and model · 53 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 111 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOU, 80 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.
Other investigations on N66252 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.