# Accident 19951018048359A: Cessna 150L, October 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1995
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 42.4406° N, 90.8505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4406&lon=-90.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17382, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17382) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951018048359A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND FOR LANDING AT THE DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A CITY STREET CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE TANKS AND NO OTHER MECHANICAL DAMAGE WAS APPARENT. AN EIR HAS BEEN INITIATED AGAINST THE PILOT.

## 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 CHI96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA013), Oct 19, 1995: Cessna 150 (N17382), Peosta, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight inspection and failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion.

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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