# Accident 19961225040199A: Cessna 150M, Austin, TX, December 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1996, 12:05 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2990° N, 97.6901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2990&lon=-97.6901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66773, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66773-2017-06-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 65 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961225040199A

## Narrative

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

NEAR DESTINATION AUS DECLARED LOW FUEL STATE. TRIED FOR FIELD. HIT WIRES AND HOUSE. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE CHECKED FUEL ON BOARD PRIOR TO DEPARTING ADDISON AIRPORT (ADT) BY REMOVING THE FILLER CAPS AND COULD "SEE FUEL IN THE TANKS." THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE AIRCRAFT (A FEW DROPS) AFTER IT CAME TO REST ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING. UPON REMOVAL FROM THE BUILDING ANOTHER EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED THEY WERE EMPTY.

## 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 FTW97LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA072), Dec 25, 1996: Cessna 150M (N66773), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the pilot's improper…

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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