# Accident 19900417009579A: Cessna 150M, Salina, KS, April 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Salina Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8102° N, 97.6091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8102&lon=-97.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714EB-2014-03-05) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 53 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900417009579A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER PRACTICE IFR APPROACHS TO SEVERAL AIRPORTS. HAD A RATED SAFETY PILOT ON BOARD.

## 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 MKC90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA087), Apr 18, 1990: Cessna 150 (N714EB), Salina, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION, FUEL CALCULATIONS MISJUDGED AND REFUELING NOT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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