# Accident 19970827040879A: Cessna 150M, Benton, KS, August 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1997, 19:45 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Airport: Benton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7800° N, 97.0995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7800&lon=-97.0995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704TL-1998-01-07) (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: 714 total, 96 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827040879A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUSTED FUEL ON TAKEOFF. CFI TRIED TURNBACK BUT STALLED. IMPACTED OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI97LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA281), Aug 28, 1997: Cessna 150M (N704TL), Benton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's (CFI') improper in-flight planning/decision, which led to fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power before the airplane was safely landed.

## Other reports on N704TL (1)

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

- [Accident 19810311009099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810311009099A), Mar 11, 1981: Cessna 150M (N704TL), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Stolen airplane had struck a parked airplane off side of runway. Skid marks on runway.

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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