- Date
- May 1, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nevada, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N11894Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820501015109A
- Case key
- 71964
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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
After returning from a cross-country flight, the pilot made one go-around when he thought he was too fast. Just beyond the end of the runway at about 200 ft AGL, the engine stopped running due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted to turn and land on the runway but was unable to reach the airport. The plane nosed over during a forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11894
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075694
- Airframe hours
- 3,373
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Pointer Aviation
- Registered owner
- Pointer Aviation
- Departed
- Iowa City, IA
- Destination
- Nevada, IA
- Airport
- 1Y4 · Municipal
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 83 total · 83 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.