# Accident 19910721028879A: Cessna 150M, Merrillville, IN, July 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Merrillville, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4699° N, 87.3195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4699&lon=-87.3195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714EC) (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: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721028879A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. HAD ORDERED FUEL BUT FAILED TO ASCERTAIN FUEL WAS DELIVERED

## 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 CHI91LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA221), Jul 22, 1991: Cessna 150M (N714EC), Merrillville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT-IN-COMMANDS'S INATTENTIVENESS CONCERNING THE REFUELING OF HIS AIRPLANE, AND…

## Other reports on N714EC (1)

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

- [Incident 19840223012079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840223012079I), Feb 23, 1984: Cessna 150M (N714EC), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. Student bounced and porpoised aircraft on landing after a solo cross country. Damaged cowling and propeller.

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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