# Accident 19930315007399A: Cessna 150M, Fort Pierce, FL, March 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1993, 15:36 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5001° N, 80.3608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5001&lon=-80.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6168K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6168K-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930315007399A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCE LANDED INTO TREES.

## 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 MIA93LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA085), Mar 15, 1993: Cessna 150M (N6168K), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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