# Accident 19930422009849A: Cessna 150G, Pendleton, OR, April 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1993, 14:21 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Airport: Pendleton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7294° N, 118.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7294&lon=-118.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3163X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3163X-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930422009849A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE AND UNABLE TO USE VOR. RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS BUT ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. NO USABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 SEA93LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA100), Apr 22, 1993: Cessna 150G (N3163X), Pendleton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED AND SOFT TERRAIN.

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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