# Accident 20060224030849A: Cessna 150G, Rockford, OH, February 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2006
- Place: Rockford, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6917° N, 84.6339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6917&lon=-84.6339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6366S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6366S-2006-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 83 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060224030849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PICKED UP A PASSENGER AT BATTLE CREEK, MI (KBTL) AT 1330 AND WAS FLYING BACK TO PHILLIPSBURG, OH (3I7) WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. HE ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR ROCKFORD, OH. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY (CMH) FSDO INSPECTOR NOTED THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEVELED, THE COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM WAS DRAINED. THE COLLECTED FUEL TOTALED LESS THAN ONE GALLON. ENGINE CRANKSHAFT CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. THE CARBURETOR STRAINER WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. NO RESTRICTIONS NOTED. IGNITION PROVED TO BE OPERATIONAL.

## 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 CHI06LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA087), Feb 24, 2006: Cessna 150G (N6366S), Rockford, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel exhaustion due to the inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot-in-command. Additional causes were the inadequately planned approach and improper emergency procedure by the…

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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