# Accident 19900801029609A: Cessna 150K, Clinton, MD, August 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1990, 23:15 local time
- Place: Clinton, MD
- Airport: Washington Executive/Hyde
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7292° N, 76.9990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7292&lon=-76.9990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6288G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6288G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900801029609A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED NIGHT FLIGHT SANS TOPPING FUEL TANKS. FUEL UNAVAILABLE. FLEW UNTIL OUT OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN TREES

## 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 BFO90FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA067), Aug 2, 1990: Cessna 150K (N6288G), Clinton, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.

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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