# Accident 20110205003999A: Cessna 150L, Gonzales, LA, February 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2011, 17:34 local time
- Place: Gonzales, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1703° N, 90.9378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1703&lon=-90.9378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11790, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11790-2015-05-18) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,415 total, 250 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110205003999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM BTR AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WHICH APPEARS TO BE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.ON FINAL APPROACH TO A PASTURE THE PILOT HIT THE TOP OF A TREE AND CRASH INTO THE PASTURE, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN11CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA221), Feb 5, 2011: Cessna 150L (N11790), Gonzales, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to monitor the available fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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