# Accident 20100201026649A: Cessna 150G, St. Augustine, FL, February 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2010, 13:38 local time
- Place: St. Augustine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9556° N, 81.3372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9556&lon=-81.3372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3995J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3995J) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100201026649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GEORGETOWN, SC AT APPROX. 1040 WHERE FUEL WAS PURCHASED AND TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF PER THE PILOT (13 GALLONS PER TANK) TOTAL OF 26 GALLONS IN AIRCRAFT.PILOT ADVISED THAT HIS NEXT FUEL STOP WAS IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL  (SGJ) AND HE WAS ON APPROACH WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED AND HE PROCEEDED TO LAND ON THE HIGHWAY THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE AIRPORT.THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GRASS MEDIAN THEN SWERVED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A FEW "SIGNS" IN THE ROAD BEFORE RESTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SMALL DITCH.THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A FEW DROPS OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROX 600 YARDS FROM THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA10LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA127), Feb 1, 2010: Cessna 150G (N3995J), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion caused by the failure of the right wing fuel tank sending unit gasket, which resulted in a forced landing.

## Other reports on N3995J (2)

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

- [Incident 19931028049909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931028049909I), Oct 28, 1993: Cessna 150G (N3995J), Pittsburgh, PA. Engine quit on final approach. Landed on runway. Found ful tank empty.
- [Incident 19860120004159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860120004159I), Jan 20, 1986: Cessna 150H (N3995J), Mina, NV, Minor damage. Landed short of graded area which serves as airport. Nose gear struck sagebrush. Bent nose strut.

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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