# Accident 19930527017719A: Cessna 150L, Ft Myers, FL, May 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1993, 16:58 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7107° N, 81.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7107&lon=-81.6096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11831-2018-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527017719A

## Narrative

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

FLEW TO VARIOUS AIRPORTS. AFTER THREE HOURS AND 45 MINUTES ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN TREES. TIME EQUALED 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 MIA93LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA133), May 27, 1993: Cessna 150L (N11831), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PERFORM IN-FLIGHT FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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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