# Accident 19980502008339A: Cessna 150H, Benton, KS, May 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1998, 21:30 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Airport: Benton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7800° N, 97.1000° 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=-97.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6977S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6977S-2005-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 44 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980502008339A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS, TO BENTON, KANSAS. AFTER 5 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD IN WHICH TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A HEDGEROW DURING TOUCHDOWN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED 7/8 OF A GALLON OF FUEL. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT FROM EXECUTIVE AIRPARK-AUSTIN, TEXAS (3R3) TO BENTON, KANSAS (1K1) WITHOUT FUEL STOP. PILOT WAS WITHIN FOUR TO FIVE MILES OF BENTON AIRPORT WHEN ENGINE FAILED. ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT AND STRUCK SOME TREES.

## 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 CHI98LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA138), May 3, 1998: Cessna 150H (N6977S), Benton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply to complete the flight by refueling the airplane en route resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the hedgerow which was contacted during the…

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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