# Accident 20110713016249A: Cessna 150J, Wheatland, WY, July 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2011, 14:37 local time
- Place: Wheatland, WY
- Airport: Phifer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9356° N, 104.8533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9356&lon=-104.8533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60060, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60060-2014-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110713016249A

## Narrative

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

ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM GRANT, NB, THE PILOT HAD THE AIRCRAFT HAND PROPED DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOT STARTING USING THE STARTER. DURING THE FLIGHT FROM GRANT, NB TO HIS DESTINATION, WHEATLAND, WY, THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL FUEL STARVATION OCCURRED.  THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OVER ONTO THE TOP AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR11CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA327), Jul 13, 2011: Cessna 150J (N60060), Wheatland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue flight with…

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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