# Accident 19970531012239A: Cessna 150H, Redmond, OR, May 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1997, 18:45 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2609° N, 121.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2609&lon=-121.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50348, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50348-2014-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 36 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970531012239A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IN PATTERN. LANDED ON AIRPORT BUT COLLIDED WITH SAGEBRUSH AND ROCKS. ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 SEA97LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA124), Jun 1, 1997: Cessna 150H (N50348), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to depart on a flight without first ensuring the aircraft held sufficient fuel to reach his destination, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the high…

## Other reports on N50348 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000217012249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000217012249A), Feb 17, 2000: Cessna 150H (N50348), Spangle, WA, No damage. (-23) The pilot stated that since refueling the aircraft to maximum capacity he had flown the aircraft for 1.6 hours on a training flight. When he departed 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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