# Accident 20030519036249A: Cessna 150L, Temple, TX, May 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2003, 21:00 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Draughon-Miller Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1542° N, 97.4131° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1542&lon=-97.4131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6520G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6520G-2003-08-11) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 58 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030519036249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A SOLO NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY, MR. KENNETH STAFFORD, HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE: FF0489261, MISJUDGED HIS FUEL QUANTITY AND WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO TEMPLE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MR. STAFFORD, THE ONLY OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 FTW03LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA157), May 20, 2003: Cessna 150L (N6520G), Temple, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Contributing factors were the night conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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