# Accident 19870806045399A: Cessna STC150, Las Vegas, NV, August 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1987, 11:43 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1498° N, 115.1197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1498&lon=-115.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51358, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51358-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870806045399A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING A FORCED LANDING. CRASHED IN A VACANT LOT. FUEL EXHAUSTION. MISJUDGED AUTO FUEL USAGE.

## 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 SEA87FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA158), Aug 6, 1987: Cessna 150J (N51358), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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