# Accident 20010412011039A: Cessna 150L, Wichita Falls, TX, April 12, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 12, 2001, 03:45 local time - Place: Wichita Falls, TX - Airport: Wichita Valley Airport - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.9502° N, 98.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9502&lon=-98.6809&mi=10 - Aircraft: N19045, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19045) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA099) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010412011039A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON APRIL 12, 2001, AT 0345 CDT, A CESSNA 150L AIRPLANE, N19045, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKE OFF FROM THE WICHITA VALLEY AIRPARK, IWOA PARK, TEXAS. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND HIS STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CADE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE KICKAPOO DOWNTOWN AIRPARK, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 2400, ABOUT 3.8 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE CFI REPORTED THAT HE WAS GIVING HIS STUDENT NIGHT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, AND WAS IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER THE LAST LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKE OFF, AND DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OR THE AIRPLANE AND LANDED AT THE END OF THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE, CONTINUED TO ROLL THROUGH A FIELD, IMPACTED A BARDED WIRE FENCE AND CAME T O REST IN A DITCH. THE AIRPLANE WAS EXAMINED BY A FAA INSPECTOR THE MORNING AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE LEFT WING WAS BUCKLED AND THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED JUST AFT OF THE FIREWALL. A VISUAL CHECK OF THE FUEL TANKS ON LEVEL GROUND WITH A SIGHT GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 GALLON OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK, AND 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. WITH ELECTRICAL POWER APPLIED, THE FUEL GAUGE FOR THE LEFT TANK DID NOT REGISTER ANY AMOUNT OF FUEL, AND THE GAUGE FOR THE RIGHT TANK REGISTERED SLIGHTLY BELOW THE "E" MARK ON THE GAUAGE. (-23)ON APRIL 12, 2001, AT 0345 CDT, A CESSNA CE-150-L, REGISTRATION NUMBER N19045, OWNED VY MR. JEFFERY D. SKINNER,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAAMGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKE OFF FROM THE WICHITA VALLEY AIRPORT, IOWA PARK, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. MICHAEL EDWARD MAULDWIN, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 239648812, AND HIS STUDENT PILOT MR. KEVIN CURTIS ASHER, CERTIFICATE NUMBER FF-1506080, WERE NOT INJURED. DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE KICKAPOO DOWNTOWN AIRPARK, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 2400, ABOUT 3.8 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ## 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 FTW01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA099), Apr 12, 2001: Cessna 150L (N19045), Iowa Park, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion during takeoff due to the pilot's failure to refuel. ## Other reports on N19045 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20030215005819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030215005819I), Feb 15, 2003: Cessna 150L (N19045), Akron, OH, Minor damage. (-23) On February 15, 2003, at approximately 1230 EST, N19045, Cessna 150L, operated by American winds flight academy, inc. (14 CFR 141 AYKS742K) sustained… 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. 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