# Accident 19970418006189A: Cessna 150M, Ormond Beach, FL, April 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2807° N, 81.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2807&lon=-81.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63666, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63666-1997-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 300 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970418006189A

## Narrative

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

ON PRACTICE IFR APPROACH ENGINE QUIT ONE MILE FROM AIRPORT, DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION. WAS FLOWN TO END OF FUEL RANGE. (-23) A/C ON VOR APPROACH TO OMN AIRPORT, INBOUND LEG APPROXIMATELY 4 NM NORTH OF ORMOND BEACH AIRPORT AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  EMERGENCY LANDING IN UNEVENLY CLEARED FIELD.  A/C BOUNCED & CAME TO REST IN ONE OF THE TREES.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C.  NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS.

## 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 MIA97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA140), Apr 18, 1997: Cessna 150M (N63666), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight crew's improper planning/decision, which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N63666 (1)

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

- [Accident 19831002052529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831002052529A), Oct 2, 1983: Cessna 150C (N63666), Parkersburg, WV, Substantial damage. Two deer ran into side of trainer during takeoff roll. Aborted and stopped on runway. Damaged horizontal stabilizer

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.