# Incident 19991127042219I: Cessna 150L, Wadsworth, OH, November 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1999, 22:10 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0282° N, 81.7981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELTZIEN SKYPARK (15G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0282&lon=-81.7981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19171, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19171-2012-08-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 80 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991127042219I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT DEPARTED SKYPARK, 15G, IN CE-150 WITH FULL FUEL IN LONG RANGE TANKS AT 1300 HOURS LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT LANDED YORK, PA AND 6 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS ADDED.  TIME ENROUTE TO YORK WAS 2 HOURS AND 10 MINUTES.  AOPA FLIGTH PLANNING WAS USE.  PILOT ESIMATED TIME FOR RETURN FLIGHT.  ENGINE QUIT NEAR SKYPARK AIRPORT AND OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE.  PILOT STATED CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION.  THE AIRPLANE HAD 6.4 HOURS TOTAL TIME FOR THESE 2 FLIGHTS.  PILOT STATED HE DOES NOT LOOK AT THE FUEL GAGES BECAUSE THEY ARE INACCURATE.  AFTER THE INCIDENT ONLY A SMALL QUANTITY OF FUEL COULD BE FOUND INTHE FUEL TANKS.  THE ENGINE WAS STARTED BY USING THE PRIMER AND THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER THE PRIMER FUEL WAS USED.

## Other reports on N19171 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910816034659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816034659A), Aug 16, 1991: Cessna 150L (N19171), Sharon, OH, Substantial damage. Engine lost power en route. Made forced landing. No engine defects. Carburetor icing conditions existed.

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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