# Accident 20060506007769A: Cessna 150G, Coleman, TX, May 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2006, 17:20 local time
- Place: Coleman, TX
- Airport: Coleman Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8411° N, 99.4036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8411&lon=-99.4036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3815J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3815J-2010-06-07) (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 O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060506007769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 6, 2006, APPROXIMATELY 1720 CDT, A CESSNA 150 AIRPLANE, N3815J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STRUCK THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE COLEMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN COLEMAN, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUFFERED FACIAL SCRATCHES AND A SORE BACK. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THE HE USUALLY DIPPED THE FUEL TANKS TO VERIFY THE FUEL ON BOARD BUT DID NOT DIP THE TANKS FOR THIS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

## 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 DFW06CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA119), May 6, 2006: Cessna 150G (N3815J), Coleman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced 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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