# Accident 20040413012179A: Cessna 150, Magnolia, AR, April 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2004, 19:20 local time
- Place: Magnolia, AR
- Airport: Magnolia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2278° N, 93.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2278&lon=-93.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5628E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5628E-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040413012179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 13, 2004 AIRCRAFT N5628E A CESSNA 150, OPERATED BY MR. RAYMOND MATTHEW HOPSON, CERTIFICATE NO. 2765795, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, 6 MILES EAST OF MAGNOLIA, ARKANSAS, AFTER ENGINE STOPPED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. VMC METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 FTW04LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA116), Apr 14, 2004: Cessna 150 (N5628E), Magnolia, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N5628E (1)

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

- [Accident 19730811023089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811023089A), Aug 11, 1973: Cessna 150 (N5628E), Grand Prairie, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot,not endorsed for cross country flight. Overflew waco,hillsboro 1 tank empty otr red.

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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