# Accident 20000801012549A: Cessna 150J, Morgan Hill, CA, August 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2000, 12:53 local time
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1709° N, 121.6502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1709&lon=-121.6502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60764, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60764-2001-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000801012549A

## Narrative

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

(-23)MR. CHIMINELLO STATED THAT ON A FLIGHT FROM FRESNO, CALIFORNIA TO SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, HE LOST ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 FEET MSL. HE SAIS THE FUEL GAGES INDICATED 1/4 FULL AT THAT TIME.  HE SAID HE SELECTED A FIELD NEAR SOUTH COUNTY AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA, FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  HE SAID HE NOTICED POWER LINES IN HIS FLIGHT PATH JUST BEFORE LANDING AND DIPPED HIS RIGHT WING IT MISS THE POWER LINES.  HE SAID THE LOWERED RIGHT WING CAUSED HIM TO LAND HARD AND "SPIN  AROUND" DURING TOUCHDOWN, LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING.  HE SAID HE HAD  CALLED TO ORDER FUEL PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE IN FRESNO AND THAT HE ASSUMED THE FUEL HAD BEEN ADDED.  HE WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT HE HAD VISUALLY CHECKED FOR FUEL DURING PREFLIGHT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S FATHER, ALSO A PILOT, NO PERSON CERTIFIED THAT FUEL WAS ADDED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT'S DEPARTURE FROM FRESNO. MR. CHIMINELLO STATED TO A WITNESS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL.   MR. CHIMINELLO  ALSO TOLD THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL DURING THE FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX00LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA284), Aug 1, 2000: Cessna 150J (N60764), Morgan Hill, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to verify the fuel supply onboard the airplane.

## Other reports on N60764 (1)

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

- [Incident 19951012037469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951012037469I), Oct 12, 1995: Cessna 150J (N60764), Klamath Falls, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: student pilot on her first cross country solo. Received weather briefing, filed a VFR plan, then departed. Upon arrival at lmt, tower cleared her to…

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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