Cessna 150M accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, February 5, 1983
On February 5, 1983 at about 7:15 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N3032V, was destroyed in an accident near Greensboro, North Carolina (Greensboro High Pt. Rgnl. airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 5, 1983 · about 7:15 pm local time
- Place
- Greensboro, North Carolina · Greensboro High Pt. Rgnl. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N3032V · no longer on the register · serial 15076361
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY AND HAD LANDED ONCE DURING THE FLIGHT BUT DID NOT REFUEL THE ACFT. THE STUDENT HAD INCREASED HIS FLIGHT TIME ON THE 1ST LEG OF THE FLIGHT BY GETTING LOST. WHEN HE CONTACTED HIS INSTRUCTOR BEFORE DEPARTURE FOR HIS RETURN LEGHE DID NOT ADVISE HIM OF THIS DEVIATION WHICH DEPLETED HIS FUEL SUPPLY. THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL 10 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 35 hours in all; 35 in this make and model; 32 in the last 90 days; 13 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 19, 1983; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LBT Lumberton NC at 5:30 pm
- Destination: INT Winston-Salem NC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 6,380 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; scat at 18,000 ft
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 12°F (-11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:14 pm from GSO, 3 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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