# Accident 19960814022619A: Cessna 150J, Olathe, KS, August 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1996, 09:55 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8791° N, 94.8093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8791&lon=-94.8093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61094, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61094) (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: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814022619A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LOCAL FLIGHT. FAILED TO TOP TANKS PRIOR FLIGHT. HAD FLOWN TOTAL FUEL HOUR RANGE. RECENT PRIVATE.

## 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 CHI96LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA296), Aug 14, 1996: Cessna 150 (N61094), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate supply of fuel.

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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