# Accident 19861015048769A: Cessna 150J, Lago Vista, TX, October 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1986, 19:10 local time
- Place: Lago Vista, TX
- Airport: Bark Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5608° N, 97.8602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5608&lon=-97.8602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5552G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5552G-1989-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,772 total, 492 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861015048769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. INSTRUCTOR FORCE LANDED PLANE IN TREES. AUTO FUEL WAS BEING USED, STC UNKNOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA005), Oct 16, 1986: Cessna 150J (N5552G), Lago Vista, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N5552G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19771106040322A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771106040322A), Nov 6, 1977: Cessna 150J (N5552G), Killeen, TX, Substantial damage. Uncontrolled airport.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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