# Accident 20000422012489A: Cessna 150J, Waycross, GA, April 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2000, 10:15 local time
- Place: Waycross, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2094° N, 82.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2094&lon=-82.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60763, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60763-2018-05-30) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000422012489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY A 210 MILE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH AN ACTUAL 40+ KT. HEADWIND (PILOT ASSUMED A 30 MPH HEADWIND) IN A CESSNA 150. PILOT DID RECOGNIZE THE REDUCED GROUND SPEED UNTIL FUEL DEPLETION.  AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WAS CALCULATED UTILIZING A CESSNA 152 MANUAL. INITIAL 150 MILE OF FLIGHT WERE FLOWN AT IMPROPER ALTITUDE.

## 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 ATL00LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA045), Apr 22, 2000: Cessna 150 (N60763), Waycross, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculation that resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent collision with a utility pole.

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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