- Date
- March 2, 1985, 08:33 local (13:33 UTC)
- Place
- Lebanon, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N36TDCessna 150L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850302005069A
- Case key
- 13023
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated plt made a forced landing in a muddy fld due to a low fuel state and IFR conditions. The acft nosed over upon touchdown. There was no record found of the plt having received a wx briefing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36TD
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 73090
- Airframe hours
- 2,350
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard D. Toth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- RID · Richmond, IN
- Destination
- 2IN2 · Indianapolis, IN
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 209 total · 209 in this make and model · 155 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 19 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.