# Accident 20030108000619A: Cessna 150J, Garner, IA, January 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Garner, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1144° N, 93.5944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1144&lon=-93.5944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60834, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60834-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030108000619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTEDLY DEPARTED FAIRFIELD, IOWA, AFTER REFUELING AND WAS LOOKING FOR A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR BRITT, IOWA, WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE SECTIONAL CHART SHOWS THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AS NEWBROUGH, RESTRICTED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^

## 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 CHI03LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA049), Jan 8, 2003: Cessna 150J (N60834), Garner, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The students pilots improper in-flight fuel planning resulting in exhaustion of the fuel supply, and the collapse of the nose gear during the forced landing. Factors were unsuitable landing are…

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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