# Accident 19950220003209A: Cessna 150L, Washington, MO, February 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1995
- Place: Washington, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.5519° N, 91.0155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5519&lon=-91.0155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5255Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950220003209A

## Narrative

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

DOING TOUCH AND GO, ON DEPARTURE, ENGINE QUIT, ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN FIELD, NOSE GEAR STUCK IN MUD, FLIPPPED OVER. (-4)THE CFI STATED THE STUDENT PREFLIGHTED THE AIRPLANE AND REPORTED THE FUEL TANKS WERE HALF FULL.  THE CFI FAILED TO VERIFY THE FUEL LEVEL.  FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN A SOFT PLOWED FIELD.

## 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 CHI95LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA087), Feb 20, 1995: Cessna 150 (N5255Q), Washington, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to takeoff which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors related to the accident were the student's misjudgment of the fuel quantity and the soft…

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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