# Accident 20050507023969A: Cessna 150L, Buffalo Grove, IL, May 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2005, 23:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo Grove, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1142° N, 87.9014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1142&lon=-87.9014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11239, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11239-2012-06-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 4 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050507023969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ ACTING AS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTED WITH A STUDENT FROM WHEELING, ILLINOIS ENROUTE TO BARABOO, WISCONSIN, ON MAY 7, 2005 IN CESSNA 150, N11239. THE RETURN TO WHEELING, ILLINOIS WAS CONDUCTED AT NIGHT, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT REFULED AT BARABOO. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT 3.2 HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL DEPARTURE FROM WHEELING. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT LEAN THE MIXTURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 3500 FEET MSL. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE TANKS AND GASCOLATOR, AND VERY LITTLE FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR. IMPACT DAMAGE PRECLUDED FULL ENGINE ROTATION.

## 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 CHI05LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA110), May 8, 2005: Cessna 150L (N11239), Buffalo Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during approach, inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the certified flight instruction (CFI), and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the CFI…

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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