# Accident 19900224002899A: Cessna 150M, Leitchfield, KY, February 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1990, 21:30 local time
- Place: Leitchfield, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4795° N, 86.2898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4795&lon=-86.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45302, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45302) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900224002899A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. ON FORCED LANDING STRUCK TREES AND UTILITY POLE. FUEL CAP MISSING. SIPHONED FUEL

## 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 ATL90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA067), Feb 25, 1990: Cessna 150M (N45302), Leitchfield, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, IN THAT HE DID NOT ASSURE THAT BOTH FUEL TANK FILLER CAPS WERE SECURE PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

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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