# Accident 20120824019539A: Cessna 150M, Hardeman, MO, August 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hardeman, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0683° N, 92.9458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0683&lon=-92.9458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63672, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63672-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 275 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA583](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA583) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120824019539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RENTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE OWNER WHO TOLD THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT ONLY HAD HALF FUEL QUANTITY, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS OF FUEL. THE PILOT FLEW APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS PRIOR TO EXHAUSTING HIS FUEL SUPPLY.  PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE CLEARING ELECTRICAL WIRES AND LANDED HARD, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  ON SCENE INVESTIGATION FOUND NO FUEL IN THE TANKS OR THE SUMP.

## 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 CEN12LA583](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA583), Aug 24, 2012: Cessna 150M (N63672), Arrow Rock, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management and in-flight decision making, which resulted in a total 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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