# Accident 20060614017049A: Cessna 150D, Fairfield, KY, June 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2006, 20:06 local time
- Place: Fairfield, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9103° N, 85.3164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9103&lon=-85.3164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4542U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4542U-2009-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 345 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060614017049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRMAN DEPARTED CONCORD, NC SUPPOSEDLY WITH FULL TANKS, ENROUTE TO PAOLI, IN WITH THE INTENT OF LANDING FOR FUEL AT CLARK COUNTY AIRPORT, IN. THE AIRCRAFT EXHAUSTED FUEL SUPPLY AT APPROXIMATELY 2015 HRS ON 06/14/06 AND CRASHED INTO POWER LINES NEAR BLOOMFIELD, KY.

## 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 NYC06LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA147), Jun 15, 2006: Cessna 150D (N4542U), Bloomfield, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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