# Accident 19990912042749A: Cessna 150J, Frisco, TX, September 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1999, 19:40 local time
- Place: Frisco, TX
- Airport: Frisco Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1393° N, 96.8091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1393&lon=-96.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50495, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50495-2002-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912042749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1999, AT 1940 CDT, A CESSNA 150J AIRPLANE, N50495, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR FRISCO, TX. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY CLASSIC AVIATION OF DALLAS, TX. VISUAL METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ADDISON AIRPORT, NEAR DALLAS, TEXAS, APPROX. 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE FRISCO AIRPORT. THE INSTRCTOR ADDED THAT WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS 300 TO 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRPLANE, AND TURNED WESTBOUND IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON AN OPEN FIELD COVERED BY TALL GRASS. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, COMING     TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION. THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE REPORTED TO NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), THAT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, AND PORTIONS OF THE ELEVATOR SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE OWNER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER THE WINGS, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT THE SMELL OF FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE OPERATOR STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST TOPPED OFF WITH 11.7 GALLONS OF 100 LL AVIATION FUEL AT 1318 IN THE AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE'S HOUR METER, THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLOWN FOR 3.3 HOURS SINCE ITS LAST FUEL SERVICING.

## 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 FTW99LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA257), Sep 13, 1999: Cessna 150J (N50495), Frisco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to refuel the airplane. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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