# Accident 20040704012589A: Cessna 150G, Spencer, MA, July 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2004, 20:55 local time
- Place: Spencer, MA
- Airport: Spencer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2906° N, 71.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2906&lon=-71.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5058R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5058R-2013-03-21) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 325 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704012589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA .5 MILES SHORT OF INTENDED LANDING RUNWAY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. 2.5 GALS OF FUEL WAS RECOVERED FROM A/C FUEL SYSTEM. NO FUEL LEAKS PRESENT. NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUED FOUND TO SUGGEST EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES FOUND ASSOCIATED WITH ENGINE OPERATIONS.

## 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 IAD04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA028), Jul 5, 2004: Cessna 150 (N5058R), Paxton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing. Factors included the pilot's use of a fuel gauge that…

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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