# Accident 20001225042999A: Cessna 150M, New Underwood, SD, December 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2000, 17:50 local time
- Place: New Underwood, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0903° N, 102.8302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0903&lon=-102.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63067, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63067-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 51 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001225042999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 25, 2000, N63067, A CESSNA 150M, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NE OF NEW UNDERWOOD, SD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM KIMBALL, SD (6V6) TO SPEARFISH, SD (SPF). THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, PROPELLER AND AFT FUSELAGE. THE ENGINE HAD QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. DURING INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL TANKS HAD REMAINED INTACT AND CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 GALLONS. THE AIRCRAFT'S UNUSABLE FUEL QUANTITY IS 3.5 GALLONS.

## 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 CHI01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA053), Dec 26, 2000: Cessna 150M (N63067), New Underwood, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning and preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to this accident was the plowed field.

## Other reports on N63067 (1)

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

- [Accident 19781203036199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203036199A), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna A150K (N63067), Rapid City, SD, Substantial damage. Looking for rwy,flew into ground.

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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