# Accident 19990512005079A: Cessna 150M, Lucerne Valley, CA, May 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1999, 14:20 local time
- Place: Lucerne Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5691° N, 117.1495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5691&lon=-117.1495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66487, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66487-2002-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 5 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990512005079A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE QUIT, AND THE ACFT CRASHED IN LUCERNE VALLEY, CA. (FROM .19)  ON MAY 12, 1999, ABOUT 1420 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N66487, ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR LUCERNE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, AFTER EXPERIENCING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE ACFT, OPERATED BY KERN CHARTER SERVICE OF BAKERSFIELD, CA, AND RENTED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BAKERSFIELD, CA, AT 0905, AND MADE AN EN ROUTE STOP AT RAMONA, CA, AND WAS ON THE RETURN LEG TO BAKERSFIELD WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE PILOT LANDED AT RAMONA, BUT DID NOT REFUEL.  HE PLANNED ON REFUELING AT REDLANDS, CA.  THE ACCIDENT SITE IS LOCATED ABOUT 23 MILES NORTH OF REDLANDS, WHICH IS SEPARATED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE BY HIGH MOUNTAINS.  ACCORDING TO A RECORDING HOUR METER IN THE ACFT AND AN ACFT CHECKOUT SHEET, THE ACFT HAD OPERATED ABOUT 4.4 HOURS SINCE LAST REFUELING.                           (.4)THE PRIVATE PILOT RENTED THE AIRPLANE FOR A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. AT HIS FIRST STOP HE DID NOT REFUEL.  HE OVERFLEW HIS INTENDED SECOND AND REFUELING STOP BY 23 MILES.  SUBSEQUENTLY, HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD.  THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH BRUSH AND ROLLED INVERTED.  THE AIRPLANE HAD OPERATED 4.4 HOURS SINCE LAST REFUELING.  THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A 1.1-HOUR CHECKOUT BY THE OPERATOR THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT IN THE SAME AIRPLANE.

## 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 LAX99LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA183), May 12, 1999: Cessna 150M (N66487), Lucerne Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane and improper fuel consumption calculations.

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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