# Accident 19940825023309A: Cessna 150G, Centralia, IL, August 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1994, 22:15 local time
- Place: Centralia, IL
- Airport: Centralia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5203° N, 89.1197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5203&lon=-89.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6307S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6307S-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 400 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940825023309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT NEAR DESTINATION TRIED GLIDE TO AIRPORT BUT STRUCK A HOUSE SHORT OF RUNWAY. MISJUDGED FUEL BURN.

## 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 CHI94LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA298), Aug 26, 1994: Cessna 150 (N6307S), Centralia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilots improper fuel calculation and improper use of fuel mixture.

## Other reports on N6307S (1)

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

- [Incident 19801024084869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024084869I), Oct 24, 1980: Cessna 150G (N6307S), Miami, FL. Engine failed,rocker arm bosses were broke off in nr 4 cylinder.

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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