# Accident 19891226053249A: Cessna 150M, Minden, TX, December 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1989, 15:20 local time
- Place: Minden, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0135° N, 94.7074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0135&lon=-94.7074&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63391, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63391-1992-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,539 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891226053249A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A FOREST FIRE OBSERVATION FLIGHT. OVERSHOT A CLEARING LANDING DOWNWIND ROLLED INTO 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 FTW90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA045), Dec 26, 1989: Cessna 150M (N63391), Minden, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL BY NOT MAINTAINING AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.

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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