# Accident 19890810034949A: Cessna 150, Terrell, TX, August 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1989, 19:12 local time
- Place: Terrell, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7360° N, 96.2753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terrell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7360&lon=-96.2753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5794E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5794E-1993-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810034949A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT GOT LOST ON CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. OVERRAN SMALL FIELD AND HIT TREES.

## 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 FTW89LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA148), Aug 11, 1989: Cessna 150 (N5794E), Terrell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECAME LOST DURING THE FLIGHT AND FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED WHICH REQUIRED AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING.

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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