# Accident 20040917026969A: Cessna 150L, Mountain Home, TX, September 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1508° N, 99.3169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1508&lon=-99.3169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11418, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11418-2014-08-28) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 375 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040917026969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LEFT KERRVILLE, TEXAS WITH FULL FUEL BUT HE DID NOT VERIFY THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL THROUGH THE FILLER OPENING. HE RELIED ON GROUND SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THE AIRCRAFT FUEL GAUGES. HE TRAVELED TO LAMPASAS, TEXAS TO PICK UP HIS SON. HE DID NOT PURCHASE FUEL IN LAMPASAS. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT HE DID SOME SIGHTSEEING. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES WEST OF KERRVILLE, THE ENGINE QUIT WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD. DURING ROLL OUT, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS SON WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 FTW04CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA239), Sep 17, 2004: Cessna 150L (N11418), Mountain Home, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was 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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