# Accident 19970101000059A: Cessna 150K, Daytona Beach, FL, January 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1997, 13:41 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1904° N, 81.0494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1904&lon=-81.0494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5813G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5813G-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970101000059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN TOUCH AND GO PATTERN, PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY, CLEARED TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY, CRASHED SHORT. (.4)BEFORE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL LEGS OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT USED A WOODEN STICK TO CONFIRM THE FUEL QUANTITY, SINCE ONE OF THE FUEL GAUGES WAS INOPERATIVE. HE THEN DEPARTED, PERFORMED AIRWORK, AND CONTINUED TO A LANDMARK, WHERE A FLYBY WAS PERFORMED. THE PILOT LANDED AT AN AIRPORT, REMAINED A SHORT TIME, THEN DURING THE PREFLIGHT, HE NOTED THAT THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATED ABOUT 1/2. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED, AND THE PILOT FLEW TO ANOTHER AIRPORT, AND PERFORMED A FULL STOP LANDING WITH TAXIBACK. HE THEN DEPARTED ON A RETURN FLIGHT TO THE ORIGINAL DEPARTURE AIRPORT, WHERE HE PERFORMED TWO TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL OF THE THIRD TOUCH-AND-GO, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER; HOWEVER, WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO STOP, HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE. ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE ENGINE COUGHED, THEN THE PROPELLER STOPPED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH CONCRETE BLOCKS DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT STATED TO A POLICE OFFICER THAT HE BELIEVED THE ENGINE QUIT BECAUSE HE RAN                                          OUT OF FUEL. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED 3.0 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANKS.  ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET, THE UNUSABLE FUEL QUANTITY WAS 3.5 GALLONS.  FOLLOWING RECOVERY OF THE AIRPLANE, THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, AND IT OPERATED TO 750 RPM.  IMPACT DAMAGE PRECLUDED OPERATING THE ENGINE TO A HIGHER RPM.

## 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 MIA97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA054), Jan 1, 1997: Cessna 150K (N5813G), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, by failing to ensure there was sufficient fuel for continued flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent collision with objects (concrete blocks)…

## Other reports on N5813G (1)

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

- [Incident 19790225007769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225007769I), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna 150K (N5813G), Ft Lauderdale, FL. During practice approach stall, engine quit. Probably carbureator ice.

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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