# Accident 19940514010829A: Cessna 150J, Del Rio, TX, May 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3695° N, 100.8892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3695&lon=-100.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51150, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51150-2018-10-27) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 78 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940514010829A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES AND FENCE LANDING. HAD INCORRECT JUDGEMENT OF FUEL BURN. DIDN'T TOP TANKS FUELING

## 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 FTW94LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA161), May 14, 1994: Cessna 150J (N51150), Del Rio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE 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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