# Accident 19930902032849A: Cessna 150M, Missoula, MT, September 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1993, 17:50 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NSAA
- Location: 46.8997° N, 113.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8997&lon=-113.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3305V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3305V-2017-06-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902032849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN AT 400 AGL. CFI LANDED PLANE IN ROUGH TERRAIN. NOSED OVER. FUEL TANKS HAD NO USABLE FUEL.

## 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 SEA93LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA189), Sep 2, 1993: Cessna 150M (N3305V), Missoula, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO INADEQUATE PREFLT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PIC. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN AT THE ACCIDENT 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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