# Accident 19911212059049A: Cessna 150J, Charlestown, IN, December 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1991, 19:18 local time
- Place: Charlestown, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4499° N, 85.6608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4499&lon=-85.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60040, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60040) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911212059049A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE,SHORT OF NORMAL FUEL RANGE. POSSIBLE SIPHONING. FUEL GAUGE INOP RIGHT SIDE. STUCK VALVE.

## 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 CHI92LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA058), Dec 13, 1991: Cessna 150 (N60040), Charlestown, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY AN AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES.

## Other reports on N60040 (1)

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

- [Incident 19911216056299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911216056299I), Dec 16, 1991: Cessna 150J (N60040), Columbus, OH. Engine quit on a cross country flight. Forced off airport landing. FAA inspector could find no fuel leaks.

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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