# Accident 19891025042819A: Cessna 150K, Vine Grove, KY, October 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1989, 18:15 local time
- Place: Vine Grove, KY
- Airport: Vine Grove Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8098° N, 85.9701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8098&lon=-85.9701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2662Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2662Q-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025042819A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE APPROACHING DESTINATION THEN OVERSHOT RUNWAY. HIT AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA014), Oct 25, 1989: Cessna 150K (N2662Q), Vine Grove, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHICH LED TO FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING THE…

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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