# Accident 19960317009039A: Cessna 150L, Howard, KS, March 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1996, 16:25 local time
- Place: Howard, KS
- Airport: Bar P Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4606° N, 96.2603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4606&lon=-96.2603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1532Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1532Q-1996-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960317009039A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WEATHER EN ROUTE. LOW FUEL. DIVERTED TO 37KS. LOST POWER. NOSED OVER SOFT FIELD. FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 CHI96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA112), Mar 17, 1996: Cessna 150 (N1532Q), Howard, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to obtain timely assistance after encountering adverse weather during a cross-country flight which led 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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