# Accident 19971013047689A: Cessna 150L, St.George, UT, October 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1997, 08:55 local time
- Place: St.George, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0206° N, 114.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0206&lon=-114.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71VL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71VL-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971013047689A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON MONDAY OCT. 13TH 1997, PILOT BLAIR PETERSON STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF IN N71VL A CE-150 WITH 1 PASSENGER TO CHECK OUT SOME HUNTING AREAS IN ST. GEORGE UTAH. AT 800 FT. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT STATED HE SPOTTED A CLEARING NEXT TO THE ROAD AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING, ALTHOUGH WHILE ROLLING OUT THE PILOT NOTICED A SMALL WASH AHEAD OF HIM WHICH HE COULD NOT AVOID. THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF AND BOTH WING TIPS IMPACTED THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE ACFT BY THE SCOTTSDALE FSDO IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH WING TANKS HAD VERY LITTLE FUEL IN THEM (3.0 GALS. TOTAL). TOTAL UNUSABLE FUEL ON A CE-150 IS 3.5 GALS. THE GASOLATOR BOWL WAS DRY WITH VERY LITTLE RESIDUE AT THE BOTTOM. SPARK PLUGS SHOWED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING LEAN AT THE TIME THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS ENGINE FUEL STARVATION. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## 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 LAX98LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA016), Oct 13, 1997: Cessna 150 (N71VL), Temple Bar, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the terrain condition (ditch) in the emergency landing area.

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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