- Date
- January 4, 1984, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sedona, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8300GCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840104000249A
- Case key
- 24138
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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 acft landed short of the rwy during an emergency landing. The plt said the acft ran out of fuel about 1 mile from the arpt at 6200 ft MSL. He said he miscalculated the fuel consumption due to head winds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8300G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 62400
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Miles Sheridan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 1983 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- P06 · Bullhead City, AZ
- Destination
- SEZ · Sedona, AZ
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
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,400 total · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8300G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.