# Accident 20070628018859A: Cessna 150L, Salem, IL, June 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2007, 11:58 local time
- Place: Salem, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6428° N, 88.9642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6428&lon=-88.9642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11419, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11419-2018-01-09) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070628018859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N11419, A CE-150 AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING FLIGHT TIME AND EXPERIENCE. THE STUDENT LEFT THE CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS AIRPORT AND WAS FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS WHEN THE ENGINE SUSTAINED POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE STUDENT EXECUTED AN OFF-FIELD LANDING WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF ENGINE POWER, AND LANDED IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE ASSEMBLY STRUCK THE GROUND. THE STUDENT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT CLOSES ACCIDENT REPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 CHI07CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA190), Jun 28, 2007: Cessna 150L (N11419), Salem, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion which resulted in a forced landing. Additional causes were the certified flight instructor's inadequate preflight supervision. Factors contributing to…

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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