# Accident 20040428008129A: Cessna 150G, Livingston, TX, April 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Livingston, TX
- Airport: Livingston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6847° N, 95.0172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6847&lon=-95.0172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N493RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493RA-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 50 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040428008129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 28, 2004 MR. PALMER (PIC) AND ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DEPARTED LIVINGSTON AIRPORT (00R) IN A CE-150-G VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MR. PALMER STATED THAT HE STAYED IN THE PATTERN AROUND LIVINGSTON AIRPORT (00R). AFTER ABOUT 50 MINUTES OF FLIGHT TIME ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH THEN QUIT. MR. PALMER MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD, ON ROLL OUT, AFTER ABOUT 75 FEET, THE NOSE TIRE SUNK INTO THE MUD, BREAKING THE NOSE STRUT AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK.

## 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 FTW04LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA121), Apr 28, 2004: Cessna 150-G (N493RA), Livingston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the blockage of the fuel system vents, resulting in fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N493RA (1)

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

- [Accident 20030315004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030315004879A), Mar 15, 2003: Cessna 150G (N493RA), Hope, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 15, 2003, approximately 13:30 central standard time, a Cessna 150-G single-engine airplane, N493RA, was substantially damaged during a forced…

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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