# Accident 19900825036189A: Cessna 150M, Kerrville, TX, August 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0399° N, 99.1300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0399&lon=-99.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704XJ-2013-05-03) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825036189A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED PRIVATE STRIP. PICKED UP PASSENGER. GOT LOST. LANDED ANOTHER AIRPORT. LOST AGAIN NO FUEL. HIT FENCE.

## 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 FTW90LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA165), Aug 25, 1990: Cessna 150M (N704XJ), Kerrville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT BECOMING LOST.

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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