# Accident 19960828028609A: Cessna 150M, Oklahoma City, OK, August 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1996, 20:50 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4503° N, 97.5703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4503&lon=-97.5703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9253U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9253U-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 5 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960828028609A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT EXHAUSTED FUEL DURING TRAINING MANEUVERS. WEATHER WORSENING IN AREA AT DUSK. BECAME LOST. NEEDS TRAINING. (-23) ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE STUDENT PILOT FLEW A CESSNA 150M, N8960U, FOR A TOTAL OF 3.6 HOURS. AFTER THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED WITH 25 GALLONS OF FUEL; THE TANK CAPACITY IS 26 GALLONS. ON THE SAME DAY, THE STUDENT PILOT FLEW A CESSNA 150M, N9253U; THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND FLOWN BY ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR PILOT .7 HOURS PRIOR TO HIM FLYING THE AICRAFT. THEN THE STUDENT PILOT FLEW 2.8 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN UNTIL THE FUEL WAS TOTALLY EXHAUSTED.

## 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 FTW96LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA363), Aug 29, 1996: Cessna 150M (N9253U), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and subsequent fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's lack of…

## Other reports on N9253U (1)

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

- [Incident 19850803052219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850803052219I), Aug 3, 1985: Cessna 150M (N9253U), Oklahoma City, OK. Ran out of fuel near end of dual crosscountry flight. Landed on freeway without damage. Tanks not topped at start.

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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