# Accident 20001027018279A: Cessna 150C, Bellingham, WA, October 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2000, 18:27 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4590° N, 122.6497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4590&lon=-122.6497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7886Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7886Z-2006-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150C (registry code 2071808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001027018279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N7886Z, PILOTED BY MICHAEL S. PIERCE WAS INBOUND TO BREMERTON AIRPORT FROM FRIDAY HARBOR. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED FUEL DEPLETION AND HAD TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON STATE ROUTE 3.

## 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 SEA01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA010), Oct 28, 2000: Cessna 150C (N7886Z), Sunnyslope, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision not to deviate to an alternate airport for fuel after encountering strong headwinds, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Factors contributing to the accident were the unfavorable winds…

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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