# Accident 19931215048609A: Cessna 150J, Tonasket, WA, December 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tonasket, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6807° N, 119.3001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6807&lon=-119.3001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61215, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931215048609A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. OVERSHOT LANDING ON A PRIVATE ICE AND SNOW COVERED STRIP. NOSED OVER. FUEL DEPLETED.

## 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 SEA94LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA041), Dec 16, 1993: Cessna 150J (N61215), Tonasket, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTORS INCLUDE AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND AN ICY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N61215 (1)

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

- [Incident 20001207028909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001207028909I), Dec 7, 2000: Cessna 150J (N61215), Tonasket, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Hard landing during touch and gos to runway 15, resulting in minor damage to prop tips and nose wheel fork. Winds were calm.

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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