# Accident 20041123032939A: Cessna 150H, Columbia, IL, November 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, IL
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4508° N, 90.2375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4508&lon=-90.2375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6932S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6932S-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,425 total, 250 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041123032939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE MISHAP FLIGHT DEPARTED MEMPHIS, TN ENROUTE TO THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT, (KSUS), CHESTERFIELD, MO ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. PRIOR TO DEPARTING MEMPHIS THE MISHAP PILOT ASKED THE LINE SERVICE PERSON TO PUT 10 GALLONS OF FUEL IN HIS AIRCRAFT, 5 GALLONS PER SIDE. THE LINE SERVICE PERSON STATED THAT HE COULD SEE THE BOTTOM OF BOTH TANKS AND QUESTIONED THE PILOT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS SURE HE ONLY WANTED 5 GALLONS PER SIDE. THE PILOT STATED YES. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF THE ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN PARKS AIRPORT, (KCPS), CAHOKIA, IL THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE PILOT ASKED FOR IMMEDIATE VECTORS TO THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL VECTORED HIM TO THE COLUMBIA, IL AIRPORT, SACKMAN FIELD, (KH49). ONCE OVER THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY, FAILED TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE FURROWS, AND UPON LANDING, FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VMC WITH APPROX. 3 MILES VISIBILITY AND 1500 OVERCAST, RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON ITS LANDING GEAR, A TOTAL OF APPROX. 23 OUNCES OF FUEL WERE REMOVED FROM THE TANKS WHICH WERE INTACT AND SEALED TIGHT. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS COULD BE IDENTIFIED.

## 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 CHI05LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA033), Nov 24, 2004: Cessna 150H (N6932S), Columbia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight. Factors were the unsuitable field encountered during the forced landing, the muddy field, and the dark…

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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