# Accident 19861121073569A: Cessna 150M, Leander, TX, November 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Leander, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5602° N, 97.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5602&lon=-97.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3230V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3230V-1990-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 677 total, 134 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861121073569A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CHECK FUEL ON PREFLIGHT.RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STRUCK BARRIER WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD.DEPARTED WITH DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW87LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA035), Nov 21, 1986: Cessna 150L (N3230V), Leander, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3230V (1)

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

- [Incident 19890107019129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890107019129I), Jan 7, 1989: Cessna 150M (N3230V), Grand Prairie, TX, Minor damage. Engine lost power. Forced landing in a lake. Suspect fuel exhaustion. Aircraft in water 4 days.

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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