# Accident 19990821013219A: Cessna 150F, Baton Rouge, LA, August 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1999, 19:00 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6601° N, 91.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6601&lon=-91.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6243R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6243R-2002-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821013219A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (FROM .19)  ON AUGUST 21, 1999, AT 2130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150F AIRPLANE, N6243R, STRUCK A POWER LINE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR ZACKARY, LA.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91.  THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED RAYVILLE, LA, AT 1900.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE RENTED THE AIRPLANE FOR A ROUND TRIP FLIGHT FROM THE LOUISIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT, GONZALES, LA, TO MONROE, LA.  DURING CRUISE FLIGHT TO MONROE, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED RADIO PROBLEMS AND ELECTED TO LAND AT RAYVILLE, LA, FOR THE NIGHT.  THE NEXT MORNING THE PILOT VISUALLY INSPECTED THE FUEL TANKS AND NOTED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE 1/2 FULL.  THE PILOT DID NOT REFUEL THE AIRCRAFTPRIOR TO DEPARTURE.  WHEN NEARING THE BATON ROUGE AREA, THE ENGINE LOSS POWER, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON HIGHWAY 61.  DURING THE APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POWER LINE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE AT A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION.  THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE SITE AND EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT, REPORTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND BOTH WINGS.  DURING THE AIRCRAFT RECOVERY, LESS THAN 8 OUNCES OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN EACH FUEL TANK.  TOTAL CAPACITY IS 22 GALLONS WITH A FUEL BURN OF 6 GPH.  THE FLIGHT WAS AIRBORNE 3.5 HOURS.              (-23) PILOT DEPARTED LOUISIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT 8/20/99 ENROUTE TO RAYVILLE, LOUISIANA. PILOT LOST COMMUNICATION ENROUTE. PILOT DID NOT REFUEL IN RAYVILLE, DID NOT HAVE RADIO EQUIPMENT REPAIRED. PILOT DEPARTED RAYVILLE, ON 8/21/99 ENROUTE TO LOUISIANA REGIONAL. PILOT BECAME LOST IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA, AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY APPROACH ON HIGHWAY 61, HIT AN ELECTRICAL CABLE, AND CAME TO REST ON THE MEDIAN. A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 FTW99LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA233), Aug 22, 1999: Cessna 150F (N6243R), Zachary, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot's failure to refuel and his disorientation. Factors were the dusk light conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for…

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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