# NTSB IAD79DKM16: Cessna 150, N66031, Shelby, NC, June 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1979
- Place: Shelby, NC · SHELBY, NC
- Location: 35.2904° N, 81.5456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2904&lon=-81.5456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DKM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1406  79/6/12    SHELBY,NC           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1235                    N66031              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINSVILLE,GA               GASTONIA,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66031](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66031-1979-11-06), registration cancelled 1979-11-06, S/N 15075787 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790612013149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612013149A), Jun 12, 1979: Cessna 150, Shelby, NC, Destroyed. Student pilot on solo cross country became lost, ran out of fuel, crash landed.

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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