Event ATL84FIJ01

1984-01-28 ELIZABETH, West Virginia, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N61289

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

IAR SA BRASOV IAR 823

Year of manufacture

1974 · 10 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING IO-540-G1D5 (290 hp)

Seats / Engines

5 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20141010

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A7F9BE

Registrant of record

HUFF ZACHARY DANIEL

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N61289 Cessna 150J None

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED STEUBENVILLE, OH FOR WELCH, WV, TO PICK UP A PASSENGER AND CONTINUE TO PARKERSBURG, WV. HE STATED THAT HE DEPARTED STEUBENVILLE WITH FULL FUEL TANKS AND CRUISED AT AN ALT OF 7500 MSL. HE BEGAN AN ENROUTE DESCENT AND AS THE ACFT PASSED THROUGH 4500 MSL THE ENG LOST POWER. INVESTIGATION REVEAL THAT THE ACFT WAS OUT OF FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84FIJ01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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