# NTSB FTW81DA037: Cessna 150M, N2862V, Corrigan, TX, February 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1981
- Place: Corrigan, TX · CORRIGAN, TX
- Location: 30.9988° N, 94.8275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corrigan, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9988&lon=-94.8275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0199  81/2/18  NR.CORRIGAN,TX        CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 30, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 2115                    N2862V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAPORTE,TX                  LUFKIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2862V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2862V-2013-07-29), registration cancelled 2013-07-29, S/N 15076303, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810218004649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810218004649A), Feb 18, 1981: Cessna 150M, Corrigan, TX, Destroyed. Student pilot attempted forced landing after engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion.

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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