Cessna 150H incident near Gastonia, North Carolina, August 18, 1984
On August 18, 1984 at about 10:25 pm local time, a Cessna 150H, registered N50319, suffered minor damage in an incident near Gastonia, North Carolina. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
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
- August 18, 1984 · about 10:25 pm local time
- Place
- Gastonia, North Carolina · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H · all 150Hs on the register
- Registration
- N50319 · no longer on the register · serial 15069225
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT REACHED CHARLOTTE, NC, AND DISCOVERED HE COULD NOT TRANSMIT ON THE ACFT RADIO. PLT DIVERTED TO GASOTNIA, NC, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE ARPT BECAUSE OF LOWERING VISIBILITY. PLT FLEW AROUND FOR A FEW MINUTES LOOKING FOR IDENTIFIABLE LANDMARKS. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS PERFORMED IN A FIELD BECAUSE OF A LOW FUEL STATE. THE AFT TIEDOWN RING WAS DAMAGED AFTER CONTACTING THE GROUND DURING LANDING.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 2,400 hours in all; 1,050 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 2,300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,965 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 13, 1984; 32 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: PVT Villa Rica GA at 7:10 pm
- Destination: CLT Charlotte NC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 8,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:50 pm from CLT, 13 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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