# NTSB MIA77FLG06: Cessna 150M, N8805U, Isle Of Palms, SC, January 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1977
- Place: Isle Of Palms, SC · ISLE OF PALMS, SC
- Location: 32.8039° N, 79.7524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isle of Palms, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8039&lon=-79.7524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0287   77/1/8    ISLE OF PALMS,SC    CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 429
        TIME - 1130                    N8805U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAROLD F WILLSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESAPEAKE,VA               ISLE OF PALMS,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DRAINED 1 GAL 3 OZ FUEL FM L TANK R TANK 1 GAL AND 1 QT.1 FUEL GAUGE IND APRX 1/4,R GAUGE-EMPTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8805U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8805U-2006-06-29), registration cancelled 2006-06-29, S/N 15078001, built 1976 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harold F Willson

## 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 19770108000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770108000149A), Jan 8, 1977: Cessna 150M, Isle Of Palms, SC, Substantial damage. Drained 1 gal 3 oz fuel fm l tank r tank 1 gal and 1 qt.1 fuel gauge ind aprx 1/4,r gauge-empty.

## Other investigations on N8805U (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD79FID15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID15), May 17, 1979: Cessna 150 (N8805U), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage

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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