# Accident 20000217012249A: Cessna 150H, Spangle, WA, February 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2000, 14:45 local time
- Place: Spangle, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4299° N, 117.3812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spangle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4299&lon=-117.3812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50348, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50348-2014-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000217012249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT SINCE REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT FOR 1.6 HOURS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. WHEN HE DEPARTED THE ALBANY AIRPORT FOR COEUR D' ALENE, ID., HIS PLANNED ESTIMATED TIME ENROUTE WAS 3 HRS AND 30 MINUTES AND THE FUEL REMAINING WOULD HAVE PROVIDED AN ENDURANCE TIME OF 4 HRS 45 MINUTES LEAVING 1 HR AND 15 MINUTES FUEL RESERVE. AFTER NOTING ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE INDICATIONS AND 3 HRS INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS COMPLETED ON A ROAD IN THE VACINITY OF SPANGLE, WA., 17 MINUTES SHORT OF THE DESTINATION. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WING AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N50348 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970531012239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970531012239A), May 31, 1997: Cessna 150H (N50348), Redmond, OR, Substantial damage. Lost power in pattern. Landed on airport but collided with sagebrush and rocks. Only unusable fuel on board.

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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