Cessna 150 N50759
23 April 1982 · Gary, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 April 1982 at about 03:11 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N50759, operated by Howard B. Weiss, was involved in an accident near Gary, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gary, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gary Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N50759
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Howard B. Weiss
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bloomington → Gary
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA130
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING AT GARY MUNICIPAL. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A STREET AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A STREET SIGN BEFORE NOSING OVER INTO A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AT THESCENE AND SAID THE FUEL TANKS WERE DRY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PILOT CONSULTED AN INSTRUCTOR ABOUT THE FUEL GUAGE READINGS AT HIS INTERMEDIATE STOP; HOWEVER, NO REFUELING WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1982 | Cessna 150H | Ansonia, Connecticut, United States | Bridgeport Flight Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1982 | Cessna 150H | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | John P. Ellison JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1982 | Cessna 150G | Tucson, Arizona, United States | David G. Lepo | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1982 | Cessna 150 | Red Oak, Virginia, United States | Jerry M. Daniel | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1982 | Cessna 150H | Genoa City, Wisconsin, United States | Robert Q. Russell | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Cessna 150H | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | TED Mayfield Pacific Parachute | Fatal | 2 |
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