# Accident 20120826017669A: Cessna 150G, Madera, CA, August 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2012, 10:50 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9681° N, 120.0794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9681&lon=-120.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6346S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6346S-2013-04-29) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120826017669A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N6346S CE-150-G DEPARTED (IFP) BULL HEAD CITY AZ ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 26, 2012.  HE PLANNED TO STOP AT MADERA CA FOR FUEL.  APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SHORT OF MADERA THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND LANDED IN A DRY RIVER BOTTOM ON THE FRESNO RIVER IN THE TOWN OF MADERA, CA AT 1750 UTC ( 1050 PDT).MINOR INJURY TO THE PILOT AND NO OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE ON BOARD.  THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO A PERSON WHO LIVES IN PLEASANTON , CA, HOWEVER THE PILOT SAYS HE RENTED IT FROM SOMEONE IN MEDFORD OREGON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FILLED THE AIRPLANE WITH FUEL AND NOTED WHEN HE CHECKED THE FUEL TANK OPENINGS AFTER REFUELING THAT THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO FULLY TOP OFF EACH TANK.  FAA ARRIVED AT TOWING YARD WHERE WRECKAGE WAS TRANPORTED TO ON THE PREVIOUS DAY.  THE TAIL SECTION HAD BEEN CUT OFF BY THE RECOVERY TEAM.EVIDENCE OF NO ENGINE POWER WAS INDICATED BY NO DAMAGE TO EITHER PROPELLER BLADE.

## 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 WPR12CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA370), Aug 26, 2012: Cessna 150G (N6346S), Madera, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in 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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