# Accident 19970608044459A: Cessna 150K, North Jay, ME, June 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1997, 12:50 local time
- Place: North Jay, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5473° N, 70.2381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Jay, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5473&lon=-70.2381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6218G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6218G-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970608044459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ENROUTE. HIT SIGN LANDING ON ROAD. SPUN INTO DITCH. HAD EXHAUSTED USABLE FUEL. HAD WRONG IDEA FUEL BURN

## 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 NYC97LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA111), Jun 8, 1997: Cessna 150K (N6218G), Jay, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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