- Date
- May 26, 1985, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marshall, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N18066Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850526020739A
- Case key
- 13078
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Analysis
The student became disoriented at one of his check points on a x-county flt. With assistance from fss and approach control he arrived at his destination. The student, however, selected the rwy with a tailwind component & was unable to land after two approaches. The engine failed (fuel exhaustion) after the second approach & a forced landing was executed in a plowed field. The acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18066
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073768
- Airframe hours
- 4,318
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sheldon Bible
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 23, 1985
- Departed
- 419 · Mt. Gilead, OH
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 5D8 · Brooks Field, runway 10, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 52 total · 52 in this make and model · 18 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AZO, 35 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.