# Accident 20041207035599A: Cessna 150J, Amado, AZ, December 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Amado, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7000° N, 111.0500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7000&lon=-111.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60469, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60469-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041207035599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 07, 2004, N60469 WAS ENROUTE FROM BLYTHE, CA TO HOUSTON, TX WHEN IT CRASHED IN A FIELD AT AMATO, AZ. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BECOME LOST AND RAN OUT OF GAS DURING THE FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF GAS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 LAX05CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA044), Dec 8, 2004: Cessna 150J (N60469), Amado, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and failure to refuel the airplane at the intermediate stop, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N60469 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940720029989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940720029989I), Jul 20, 1994: Cessna 150L (N60469), Yucca Valley, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: after departing Yucca Valley, CA airport the engine quit developing power. The pilot was able to land the aircraft on a hard surface road southeast…

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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