# Accident 19900920041249A: Cessna 150L, Palm Springs, CA, September 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1990, 19:15 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8501° N, 116.5599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8501&lon=-116.5599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10797, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10797-1996-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 57 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920041249A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT WITH SAFETY PILOT. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. WAS LANDING TO OBTAIN 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 LAX90LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA327), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 150L (N10797), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PREPARATION, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N10797 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940214002339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940214002339A), Feb 14, 1994: Cessna 150L (N10797), Ocean Springs, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit during training maneuvers. Left wing struck power pole landing on a road. Carburetor icing conditions.

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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