# Accident 19900107000169A: Cessna 150L, Traverse City, MI, January 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1990, 13:20 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7609° N, 85.6997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7609&lon=-85.6997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6763G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6763G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900107000169A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY RAN HIS AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. CRASH LANDED IN SNOWY FIELD.

## 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 CHI90LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA061), Jan 7, 1990: Cessna 150L (N6763G), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N6763G (1)

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

- [Accident 19880321007299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880321007299A), Mar 21, 1988: Cessna 150L (N6763G), Fairmont, WV, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered off runway. Went down an embankment. Collided with trees and terrain.

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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