# Accident 19970406046229A: Cessna 150J, Miami, FL, April 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6500° N, 80.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6500&lon=-80.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50918, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50918-2017-05-22) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406046229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. RICCI WAS ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM TMB-FAR-TMB. HE LEFT TMB(TAMIAMI) AIRPORT WITH FULL TANKS AND STOPPED IN LABELLE ON THE RETURN PORTION OF FLIGHT FOR FUEL. MR. RICCI PUT 8.3 GAL OF FUEL ON THE AIRCRAFT.  ABOUT 6 MI. NW OF TMB AIRPORT HE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE LOSS OF POWER AND MADE A FORCED LANDING WITH NO POWER.  NO USABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT TANKS OR FUEL SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF AIRPORT ON A DIRT TRAIL.  LABELLE WAS A SCHEDULED FUEL STOP.  PILOT STATED HE RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 MIA97LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA121), Apr 6, 1997: Cessna 150J (N50918), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate preflight planning and improper fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N50918 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910720055859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720055859I), Jul 20, 1991: Cessna 150M (N50918), Wellfleet, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft on whale spotting flight had engine oil pressure problems. Forced landing in ocean.

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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