# Accident 19890902033469A: Cessna 150J, Dallas, TX, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 19:53 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Redbird Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6693° N, 96.8698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6693&lon=-96.8698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60062, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60062-2015-05-05) (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 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 29 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033469A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION FROM A ROUND ROBIN SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW89LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA157), Sep 3, 1989: Cessna 150J (N60062), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACCURATELY CALCULATE THE NECESARY FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT AND ASSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED TO PROVIDE THAT QUANTITY.

## Other reports on N60062 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850817049639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817049639I), Aug 17, 1985: Cessna 150J (N60062), Hamlin, TX. Solo student on cross country had requested assistance from ATC when he ran out of fuel. Landed without damage.

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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