# Accident 19990801036989A: Cessna 150M, Greenville, SC, August 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1999, 13:54 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Donaldson Center Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8500° N, 82.3999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8500&lon=-82.3999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3206V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3206V-2000-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 111 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990801036989A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 1, 1999, ABOUT 1354 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N3206V, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON APPROACH TO DONALDSON CENTER AIRPORT, GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND A PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA, ABOUT 2 HOURS 38 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LEFT THE RAMP AT MYRTLE BEACH WITH A FULL LEFT WING TANK, (ABOUT 13 GALLONS AND 1/4 TO 1/2 INDICATING ON THE RIGHT FUEL GAGE.  HE WAS AT 2,6000 FEET MSL, AND ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HIS LANDING AIRPORT, WHEN THE CABIN AND ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE ENGINE QUIT.  HE SET UP A GLIDE FOR THE CLOSED RUNWAY AT DONALDSON CENTER AIRPORT, BUT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  (.4) THE PILOT STATED HE LEFT HIS ORIGINATION AIRPORT WITH A TOPPED OFF LEFT WING TANK AND 1/4 TO 1/2 SHOWING ON THE RIGHT WING TANK. AT ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION, AT ABOUT 1,500 FEET AGL, THE EN GINE VIBRATED AND QUIT. THE PILOT TRIED TO GLIDE TO AN OFF DUTY RUNWAY BUT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. ABOUT 3 QUARTS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE AIRPLANE'S TOTAL FUEL SYSTEM, POSTCRASH, AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRECRASH FUEL LEAKAGE COULD BE FOUND. (-23) ON AUGUST 1, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 EST A CESSNA 150M, N3206V MADE A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS FROM AN INACTIVE RUNWAY AT DONALDSON CENTER AIRPORT (7A1) IN GREENVILLE SC, AND CAME TO A REST ON A DIRT EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 3 YARDS FROM THE INACTIVE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER UPON APPROACH TO DONALDSON CENTER ENROUTE FROM MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MYR) IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC.

## 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 MIA99LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA209), Aug 1, 1999: Cessna 150M (N3206V), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power while in descent for landing due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to properly plan and load the fuel required, and the subsequent collision with 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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