# Accident 19920209002369A: Cessna 150M, Tucson, AZ, February 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1992, 16:45 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1507° N, 110.9294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1507&lon=-110.9294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9312U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9312U-1998-05-01) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 310 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209002369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN ROUGH DESERT TERRAIN. HAD DEPARTED MINIMUM FUEL. FUEL TANKS FOUND 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 LAX92LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA113), Feb 9, 1992: Cessna 150M (N9312U), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9312U (1)

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

- [Accident 19901204052769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204052769A), Dec 4, 1990: Cessna 150M (N9312U), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Cleared to taxi behind four F16'S with strong gusty surface wind. An F16 powered up. Blew 150 up on nose and wind tip

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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