# Accident 19970223029319A: Cessna 150M, Raleigh, NC, February 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1997, 15:45 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8201° N, 78.6503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8201&lon=-78.6503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714JY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714JY-2021-10-22) (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: 20 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223029319A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER RETURNING TO BASE FROM A CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT PER FAR 61.109 (B) (2). THIS FLIGHT DEPARTED 5W5, PROCEEDED TO RDU-OFP-RIC-ISO WITH RETURN TO 5W5.  THE PILOT TOOK ON 15.2 GALLONS OF FUEL AT OFP TO TOP OFF THE FUEL TANKS.  ON RETURN FLIGHT TO 5W5 FORM ISO AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT.  PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN PLOWED FIELD.  ON FINAL ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ATL97LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA044), Feb 23, 1997: Cessna 150 (N714JY), Raleigh, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loose fuel capd and siphoning of fuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power. A factor was the rough terrain in the forced landing field that resulted in the nose over during the…

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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