# Incident 19980102003279I: Cessna 150K, FL, January 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1998, 21:40 local time
- Place: FL
- Airport: Everglades National Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6417G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6417G-1998-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 160 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102003279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N6417G PILOTED BY SCOT MALLARD WITH ONE PASSENGER (A NAVARRO) DEPARTED TMB AT APPROX. 2058 ON 1/2/98, ARRIVED AT EYW AT 2145Z. THIS AIRCRAFT WITH THE SAME OCCUPANTS DEPARTED EYW AT 0129Z 1/3/98 AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK AT 0245Z APPROX. DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN 1.3 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS PILOT TAKING POSSESSION OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT DAY. IT HAD BEEN REFUELED AFTER THE FLIGHT THAT OCCURRED IN THE MORNING. THIS LEFT APPROX. 2.7 HOURS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANKS. THE FLIGHT TMB-EYW TO CRASH SITE TOOK APPROX. 1.4 HOURS, AT WHICH POINT THE FUEL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT THEN GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LANDING/CRASH SITE.

## Other reports on N6417G (1)

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

- [Incident 19810630053849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630053849I), Jun 30, 1981: Cessna 150K (N6417G), Valdosta, GA. Successful emergency landing was accomplished. Investigation revealed foreign material in fuel system.

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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