# Accident 19900616021129A: Cessna 150M, Kinston, NC, June 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1990, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2709° N, 77.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2709&lon=-77.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6436K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6436K-2012-10-30) (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: 403 total, 87 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616021129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PRACTICE AREA. CRASH LANDED. STUDENT MISJUDGED FUEL ON BOARD, CFI FAILED TO VERIFY PROPER 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 ATL90LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA130), Jun 16, 1990: Cessna 150 (N6436K), Kinston, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FLIGHT CREW'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PREFLIGHT AND PLAN FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT BY NOT ENSURING THAT ADEQUATE FUEL WAS ON BOARD PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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