# Accident 20011209037839A: Cessna 150K, Honolulu, HI, December 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2001, 17:45 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.2775° N, 157.7708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.2775&lon=-157.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6136G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6136G-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011209037839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED ON HIS RETURN FROM A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM THE ISLAND OF LANAI HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A PARK ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU, DURING ROLLOUT COLLIDED WITH A TREE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, THE UNDAMAGED RIGHT WING TANK WAS FOUND CONTAINING SEVERAL DROPS OF FUEL. THE DAMAGED LEFT WING FUEL TANK CONTAINED ABOUT ONE QUART OF FUEL.

## 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 LAX02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA044), Dec 10, 2001: Cessna 150K (N6136G), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and improper in-flight decision and planning.

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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