# Accident 19950730020229A: Cessna 150J, West Jordan, UT, July 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1995, 11:50 local time
- Place: West Jordan, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6200° N, 111.9797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6200&lon=-111.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61284, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61284-2020-08-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total, 146 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950730020229A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. COLLIDED WITH TREES TRYING TO LAND IN SCHOOL YARD.

## 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 SEA95LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA166), Jul 30, 1995: Cessna 150J (N61284), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO INITIATING HIS CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT RESULTING IN A TOTAL POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N61284 (2)

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

- [Incident 19940130005169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940130005169I), Jan 30, 1994: Cessna 150J (N61284), Twin Falls, ID. Narrative: student pilot on a solo cross country, declared an emergency and landed a/c in field with no damage or injuries. Fuel starvation was the cause of…
- [Incident 19890316021359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890316021359I), Mar 16, 1989: Cessna 150J (N61284), Farmington, UT. Engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. Forced landing on dirt track. Aircraft not properly registered.

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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