# Accident 20040402004859A: Cessna 150M, Orem, UT, April 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2004, 03:00 local time
- Place: Orem, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3105° N, 111.7108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3105&lon=-111.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66758, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66758) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 203 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040402004859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 26. EMERGENCY OFF FIELD LANDING. ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 02, 2004, AT 0300 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N66758, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD (100 SO. GENEVA ROAD) DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT WAS FROM EMMETT, ID, TO PROVO, UT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EMMETT, ID, AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 AND RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM THE PROVO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 911 CALL WAS PLACED BY THE PILOT SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT BY USE OF A CELLULAR TELEPHONE. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE AMBULATORY AND TALKING TO PARAMEDICS AND POLICE OFFICERS AT THE SCENE AND APPEARED TO HAVE SUFFERED ONLY MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THEY WERE BOTH TRANSPORTED BY OREM PARAMEDICS TO TIMPANOGOS HOSPITAL TO BE TREATED FOR THEIR INJURIES. THEY WERE LATER RELEASED ON THE SAME MORNING BY THE HOSPITAL AT 0700.

## 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 DEN04LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA056), Apr 2, 2004: Cessna 150M (N66758), Orem, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. Contributing factors include the dark night light conditions, and the trees.

## Other reports on N66758 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950827026029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950827026029A), Aug 27, 1995: Cessna 150M (N66758), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. High sink on final. Drifted off runway. Tried go around full flaps and carb heat on. Unable climb hit runway sign.

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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