# Accident 19910326007649A: Cessna 150G, Kennewick, WA, March 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1991, 16:53 local time
- Place: Kennewick, WA
- Airport: Vista Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2098° N, 119.1605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2098&lon=-119.1605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4065J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4065J-1991-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326007649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK STEEP TURN FOR RUNWAY. STALLED. ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL IN TANKS. TURN BACK HAZARD.

## 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 SEA91FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA069), Mar 27, 1991: Cessna 150G (N4065J), Kennewick, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING TO MAKE A FORCED…

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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