# Accident 19891124046759A: Cessna 150F, Wichita, KS, November 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1989, 00:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8912S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8912S-1992-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 833 total, 600 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891124046759A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO DESTINATION. CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

## 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 MKC90LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA034), Nov 24, 1989: Cessna 150 (N8912S), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO POOR PLANNING AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT.

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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