# Accident 19910829037489A: Cessna 150M, Ocean City, MD, August 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1991, 13:20 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3493° N, 75.1299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3493&lon=-75.1299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3303V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3303V-1992-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910829037489A

## Narrative

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

BECAME DISORIENTED ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY. FLEW EAST OVER OCEAN LOOKING FOR LAND. RAN OUT OF FUEL AND DITCHED.

## 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 BFO91LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA077), Aug 29, 1991: Cessna 150 (N3303V), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECAME LOST OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND FLEW UNTIL THE FUEL SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED.

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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