# Accident 19891218051699A: Cessna 150M, La Crosse, WI, December 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1989, 14:32 local time
- Place: La Crosse, WI
- Airport: La Crosse Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8202° N, 91.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8202&lon=-91.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704NP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704NP-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891218051699A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR AIRPORT ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY AND STRUCK POWERLINE ON LANDING.

## 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 CHI90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA046), Dec 18, 1989: Cessna 150M (N704NP), Lacrosse, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE A PLAN TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT AS NECESSARY. THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS…

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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