# Accident 19900227002949A: Cessna 150J, Houston, TX, February 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1990, 19:26 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0900° N, 95.6091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0900&lon=-95.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51402 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 9 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900227002949A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL IN PATTERN. OTHER PILOT TOOK OVER. LANDED SHORT. NOSED OVER USED WRONG FUEL CONSUMPTION FIGURES.

## 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 FTW90LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA075), Feb 28, 1990: Cessna 150J (N51402), Tomball, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, AND THE SOFT/WET 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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