# NTSB NYC80FNE12: Cessna 150, N9283U, Hardwick, MA, March 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1980
- Place: Hardwick, MA · HARDWICK, MA
- Location: 42.3501° N, 72.1995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardwick, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3501&lon=-72.1995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNE12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0828  80/3/17    HARDWICK,MA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 192
        TIME - 1535                    N9283U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARRE-HILLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,CT                 LACONIA,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9283U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9283U-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 15078233 (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
- Airport: Barre-Hiller

## 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 19800317006509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800317006509A), Mar 17, 1980: Cessna 150M, Hardwick, MA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel trying to avoid areas of heavy rain showers. Undershot emergency landing area. Hit trees.

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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