NTSB BFO87LA044 — 1987-06-30 · HOT SPRINGS, Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N23106

Make / Model: CESSNA 150H
Year of manufacture: 1968 · 19 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19680413
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A20EAE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N23106 Cessna 150H None

Factual narrative

ON THE SECOND LEG OF A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM ANNAPOLIS, MD TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM, THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE INGALLS AIRPORT IN HOT SPRINGS, VA. THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON AN UPHILL AREA, BECAME AIRBORNE, TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. FOUR AND ONE HALF GALLONS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_BFO87LA044.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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