# Accident 19941221042029A: Cessna 150H, Wheeling, WV, December 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1994, 18:25 local time
- Place: Wheeling, WV
- Airport: Wheeling-Ohio County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0707° N, 80.6908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0707&lon=-80.6908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7175S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7175S-2002-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941221042029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF FUEL AND HIT SHORT OF RUNWAY INTO AN EMBANKMENT. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.  HE BECAME LOST AND DISORIENTED AS HE RETURNED TO HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT.  HE WAS VECTORED TO AN AIRPORT AND STARTED A VISUAL APPROACH.  THE ENGINE QUIT ON SHORT FINAL, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FENCE.  THE FAA EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND ONE GALLON OF FUEL IN THE TANKS.  THE STUDENT, WHO OWNED THE AIRPLANE, DID NOT OBTAIN HIS INSTRUCTOR'S AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY.

## 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 NYC95LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA045), Dec 21, 1994: Cessna 150H (N7175S), Wheeling, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequately planned cross-country flight, and his subsequent disorientation, resulting in fuel exhaustion and a collision with an object.

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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