# Accident 19970615014099A: Cessna 150G, Greer, SC, June 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1997, 15:47 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Greenville-Spartanburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9293° N, 82.2304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9293&lon=-82.2304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2276J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2276J-2000-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615014099A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER APPROACHING AIRPORT. LANDED IN TREES. HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. (-23) THE PILOT WAS BEING VECTORED FOR A LANDING AT THE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT.  AT 2000 FEET, THE PILOT SAID HIS ENGINE QUIT, BEGAN RUNNING MOMENTARILY, AND QUIT AGAIN.  HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN PINE TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA97LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA184), Jun 15, 1997: Cessna 150G (N2276J), Greer, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper management of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and subsequent collision with trees and 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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