# Accident 19951021033769A: Cessna 150F, Charlotte, NC, October 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1995, 19:33 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2298° N, 80.9103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2298&lon=-80.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7157F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7157F-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951021033769A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDING ON HIGHWAY MEDIAN HIT TREES. OUT OF FUEL. PLANE HAS SHORT FUEL RANGE.

## 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 ATL96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA009), Oct 21, 1995: Cessna 150F (N7157F), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight/planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate fuel supply.

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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