# Accident 20110212002889A: Cessna 150G, Springdale, AR, February 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2011, 17:10 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1764° N, 94.1192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1764&lon=-94.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3257J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257J-2012-08-28) (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: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110212002889A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2010, AT 1710 CST, A CESSNA 150G, N3257J, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK THE NORTH RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHT PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING, APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS FROM THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SPRINGDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A PART 91 FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND CERTIFICATED PILOT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, ON FEBRUARY 12, 2011, AT 1000 CST.

## 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 CEN11LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA188), Feb 12, 2011: Cessna 150G (N3257J), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N3257J (1)

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

- [Accident 19751102035019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751102035019A), Nov 2, 1975: Cessna 150G (N3257J), East Moriches, NY, Substantial damage

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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