# Accident 19911027048029A: Cessna 150J, Hatch, NM, October 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1991, 14:15 local time
- Place: Hatch, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6608° N, 107.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6608&lon=-107.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50472-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911027048029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. FORCE LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN STOPPING IN A RAVINE. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 FTW92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA019), Oct 27, 1991: Cessna 150J (N50472), Hatch, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL AND HIS POOR PREFLIGHT AND INFLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS WERE THE UNSUITABLE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT THE PILOT'S DISPOSAL AND THE UNFAVORABLE…

## Other reports on N50472 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740830028819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830028819A), Aug 30, 1974: Cessna 150J (N50472), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Plt txyd bhnd lrg acft wth engs turng up

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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