# Accident 20111226029139A: Cessna 150H, Knoxville, TN, December 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2011, 10:30 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9075° N, 83.9194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9075&lon=-83.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22565, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22565-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111226029139A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP SOUTH OF KNOXVILLE, TN, FOR SKY RANCH, A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY TO THE SOUTHWEST. DURING THE CLIMB OUT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 400-600 FT, THE AIRCRAFT  ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PILOT NAVIGATED THE AIRCRAFT TO AN OPEN FIELD FOR A LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED A TREE, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND COMING TO REST ON A HEDGEROW IN A 69 DEGREE, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, 50 YARDS FROM THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE TREE. THE PILOT SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

## 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 ERA12CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA125), Dec 26, 2011: Cessna 150H (N22565), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N22565 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900516021409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900516021409I), May 16, 1990: Cessna 150H (N22565), Macon, GA. Had unexpected headwinds. Tried to make home base and landed short of airport.

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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