# Accident 20010531011189A: Cessna 150D, D'Arcy, CN, May 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2001, 23:00 local time
- Place: D'Arcy, CN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3385V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3385V-2003-04-28) (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 150D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01WA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01WA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010531011189A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTY FLIGHT CONDUCTED AS PART OF HIS TRAINING A COMMERICAL PILOT RATING. DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, HE DIVERTED TO THE NORTH OF HIS PLANNED ROUTE.  AFTER MISSING SEVERAL CHECKPOINTS (HIGHWAYS) HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT, THINKING THAT HE WOULD COME UPON BEOMGJAM, WA.  DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE MOUNTAIN PASSES, HE CONTINUED DIVERTING TO THE NORTH.  SINCE HE WAS BELOW THE MOUNTAIN TOPS, HE WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE RADIO NAVIGATION SIGNALS OR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARC.  AT 1100 PM THE AICRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.  THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE ONLY LIGHTS HE SAW, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE CAMPFIRES AT A CAMPGROUND.

## 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 SEA01WA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01WA108), Jun 1, 2001: Cessna 150M (N3385V), D'Arcy, Canada, substantial damage

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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