# Incident 19951124045919I: Cessna 150K, Shelton, WA, November 24, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2256° N, 123.1122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2256&lon=-123.1122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5821G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5821G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 999 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951124045919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT, THE PIC EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION PRIOR TO REACHING HIS INTENDED DESTINATION. AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT ADMITTED HE HAD NOT VISUALLY INSPECTED THE FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE BECAUSE HE HAD RECENTLY FUELED THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED HE HAD MISCALCULATED THE HOURS THIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN SINCE IT HAD BEEN REFUELED.

## Other reports on N5821G (1)

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

- [Accident 19770610013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770610013239A), Jun 10, 1977: Cessna 150K (N5821G), Hayward, CA, Substantial damage

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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