# Accident 19940731019709A: Cessna 150J, Silver City, NM, July 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7801° N, 108.2601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7801&lon=-108.2601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5580G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5580G-1996-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731019709A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON 8MILE FLIGHT TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. STRUCK BARBED WIRE FENCE. NOSED OVER LANDING

## 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 FTW94LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA255), Jul 31, 1994: Cessna 150J (N5580G), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL AND THE RESULTANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N5580G (2)

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

- [Accident 19740320004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740320004339A), Mar 20, 1974: Cessna 150J (N5580G), Seguin, TX, Substantial damage. Acft ground looped to left. Gusting to 26K.
- [Accident 19731019032109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731019032109A), Oct 19, 1973: Cessna 150J (N5580G), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Rain water eroded ditch on r edge of rwy. Arpt not eqpd with rwy or VASI lts.

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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