# Accident 19980612044909A: Cessna 150L, Taft, TX, June 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1998, 20:20 local time
- Place: Taft, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9802° N, 97.3895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9802&lon=-97.3895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10519, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10519-2013-04-15) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 40 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612044909A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A POWER LINE AND A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE 72-HOUR PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT VERIFY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD ATHE AIRPLANE DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A ROAD. HOWEVER, HE MISJUDGED THE LANDING, AND THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A POWER LINE AND A TREE SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING SITE. APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT RANDALL DULANEY HIT A POWER LINE AND A TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.                                                                   (.19)ACFT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND CRASHED, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX.

## 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 FTW98LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA268), Jun 13, 1998: Cessna 150L (N10519), Taft, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that there was adequate fuel for the planned flight on board the airplane during the preflight inspection which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel…

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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