- Date
- November 21, 1982, 21:00 local (Nov 22, 1982, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Vinton, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N18632Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821121063389A
- Case key
- 72931
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft had been stolen by a noncertificated pilot sometime during the evening of 11/21/82. The purpose and destination of the flight was not determined. It was found laying upside down in a swamp on 11/29/82. The pilot was extracted by helicopter and flown to lake charles, LA where he was hospitalized for severe exposure. He told authorities the accident occurred while he was making an emergency landing after running out of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18632
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074002
- Airframe hours
- 2,081
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Eldoair, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Eldoair, Inc.
- Departed
- El Dorado, AR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.