# Accident 19920406008979A: Cessna 150H, Elizabeth City, NC, April 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1992, 08:20 local time
- Place: Elizabeth City, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2904° N, 76.2191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2904&lon=-76.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23380, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23380-2011-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,316 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920406008979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. MISJUDGED FUEL RANGE.

## 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 ATL92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA074), Apr 6, 1992: Cessna 150H (N23380), Elizabeth City, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING SITE.

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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