# Accident 20020113002209A: Cessna 150M, Langley, WA, January 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2002, 14:45 local time
- Place: Langley, WA
- Airport: Whidbey Air Park Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9505° N, 122.4105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9505&lon=-122.4105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704NY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704NY-2002-09-19) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113002209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 13, 2002 AT 1445 PST, A CESSNA 150M, N704NY, REGISTERED TO ZEPHYR AVIATION MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES SE OF LANGLEY/WHIDBY AIRPARK/WA31 WHILE ON A STUDENT PILOT CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT (TIW) AT GIG HARBOR, WA, AND WAS A ROUND ROBIN CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT TO BELLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BLI). ON THE RETURN LEG APPROXIMATELY 12 NAUTICAL MILES FROM BLI THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES.

## 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 SEA02LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA028), Jan 13, 2002: Cessna 150M (N704NY), Clinton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion while in cruise flight resulting in a loss of engine power and the pilot's failure to refuel the aircraft. The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and a fence post were…

## Other reports on N704NY (2)

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

- [Incident 19910604023809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910604023809I), Jun 4, 1991: Cessna STC150 (N704NY), Spanaway, WA, Minor damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Landed in a field. Student used wrong charts to figure fuel consumption.
- [Incident 19890711052679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711052679I), Jul 11, 1989: Cessna 150M (N704NY), Seattle, WA. Had radio problems after contacting tower for landing. Pilot misunderstood tower clearances. No traffic conflicts.

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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