# Accident 19970319003359A: Cessna 150J, Lavelle, WI, March 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1997, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lavelle, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5805° N, 90.1308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5805&lon=-90.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5526G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5526G-2013-08-15) (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: 204 total, 185 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970319003359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER. (.4)EN ROUTE TO FINAL DESTINATION THE ENGINE SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER.  THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FLAT FARM FIELD THAT WAS SNOW COVERED.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. POSTCRASH INVESTIGATION SHOWED NO USABLE FUEL IN SYSTEM.  AFTER ONE AND ONE HALF GALLONS OF AVGAS WERE ADDED TO TANKS, THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN UNEVENTFUL.                                                   (-23) ENGINE QUIT AT 2,400 MSL. PILOT PERFORMED FORCED LANDING TO FARM FIELD.  AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER 150' LANDING ROLL IN HALF FROZEN MUD.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND FUEL QUANTITY WAS LESS THAN USEABLE LEVELS.  ENGINE OUT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 CHI97LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA088), Mar 20, 1997: Cessna 150J (N5526G), La Valle, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning/preparation which led to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the snow covered terrain.

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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