# Accident 20050527008759A: Cessna 150L, Spokane, WA, May 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2005, 11:45 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6194° N, 117.6308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6194&lon=-117.6308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1770Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1770Q-2012-09-10) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050527008759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED RLD ENROUTE TO GEG. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND ON A 3 MILE FINAL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "SPUTTER" AND LOSE POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD AND FINALLY DECIDED TO LAND ON A PARALLEL GRAVEL ROAD. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL, HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A ROAD SIGN. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT INTO A DITCH AND CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN AGAINST A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND TWO LARGE TREES. THE PILOT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 3/4 FULL OF FUEL WHEN HE DEPARTED RLD AND HE HAD A 15KT HEADWIND ALL THE WAY. HE STATED HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS, BUT DID NOT GAUGE THE TANKS. HE HAD A CE-152 FUEL DIP GAUGE IN THE AIRCRAFT, BUT DID NOT USE IT. HE STATED MORE THAN ONCE THAT, "HIS FUEL GAUGES NEVER LIE." WHEN THE PILOT VISITED THE OFFICE ON 5-31-2005, HE ADMITTED HE RAN OUT OF FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS LESS THAN ONE QUART OF FUEL DRAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 SEA05LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA107), May 27, 2005: Cessna 150L (N1770Q), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to fuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power while on approach for 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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