# Accident 19930418009559A: Cessna 150F, Garrison, TX, April 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1993, 16:10 local time
- Place: Garrison, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8208° N, 94.4901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8208&lon=-94.4901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8979S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8979S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930418009559A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER USING FUEL TRYING TO FIND SCHEDULED AIRPORT AND FAILING TO REFUEL AT ALTERNATE.

## 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 FTW93LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA134), Apr 18, 1993: Cessna 150F (N8979S), Garrison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS HIS BECOMING LOST

## Other reports on N8979S (1)

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

- [Accident 19880625023689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880625023689A), Jun 25, 1988: Cessna 150F (N8979S), Temple, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Nosed over in weeds on a grass strip. Carburetor float had deteriorated and fiber fouled carb

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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