# Accident 20090728012309A: Cessna 150M, Lexington, KY, July 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2009, 16:02 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0353° N, 84.6036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0353&lon=-84.6036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6433K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6433K-2012-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090728012309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 28, 2009, AT 16:04 EDT A CESSNA 150 RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE ENGINE QUITTING AND LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MILES WNW OF LEXINGTON, KY AIRPORT (LEX).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS, 14 CFR 91.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN TO OWENSBORO, KY FOR LUNCH.  AT ABOUT 10 MILES OUT FROM LEX ON THE RETURN TRIP THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER SO I PULLED CARB HEAT AND PUSHED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE IN.  THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER AND RAN SMOOTH FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE.  THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER AGAIN.  I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GLIDE TO RUNWAY 4 OR 22 APPROACHING FROM THE WEST.  THE BEST FIELD WAS TO THE NORTH AND WITHIN GLIDDING DISTANCE.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA09CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA426), Jul 28, 2009: Cessna 150M (N6433K), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel manangement.

## Other reports on N6433K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820701044609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820701044609I), Jul 1, 1982: Cessna 150M (N6433K), Geneseo, IL. Pilot struck electrical wires after takeoff. Pilot had taken off with full flaps. Returned to the airport.
- [Accident 19760508012149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760508012149A), May 8, 1976: Cessna 150M (N6433K), Shallowater, TX, Substantial damage. Plt had 1.2 hrs solo time. Hit dirt mounds beside rwy.

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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