# Accident 19940123004269A: Cessna 150L, Waubay, SD, January 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1994, 13:20 local time
- Place: Waubay, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3291° N, 97.3002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3291&lon=-97.3002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10449, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10449-2013-08-23) (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: 188 total, 172 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940123004269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN THREE FOOT DEEP SNOW. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. FUEL GAUGES REPORTED INACCURATE.

## 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 CHI94LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA070), Jan 23, 1994: Cessna 150L (N10449), Waubay, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident is the false indications on the fuel gauges.

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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