# Accident 20131125023389A: Cessna 150L, Bessemer, AL, November 25, 2013 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 25, 2013, 11:40 local time - Place: Bessemer, AL - Airport: N/A - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Descent - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.3569° N, 86.9478° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3569&lon=-86.9478&mi=10 - Aircraft: N16078, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16078-2019-09-05) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 62 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA048) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131125023389A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON NOVEMBER 25, 2013, ABOUT 1115 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N16078, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR BESSEMER, ALABAMA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM COURTLAND AIRPORT (9A4), COURTLAND, ALABAMA, AROUND 1000. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO REFUEL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AIRPORT HAD SOLD OUT OF 100LL AVIATION FUEL. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS BY USING A MEASURING STICK; BUT THE MEASURING STICK FELL INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRPLANE CONTAINED ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF FUEL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AND ABOUT 10 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION (EKY) THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "RUN ROUGH." CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED AND THE MIXTURE WAS IN THE FULL RICH POSITION, AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "RUN BETTER." SOON AFTER, THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND A EMERGENCY LANDING WAS NEEDED. THE WINGS IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE AND A SMALL TREE. THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. DURING THE RECOVERY PROCESS A TOTAL OF ABOUT A HALF GALLON OF FUEL WAS REMOVED FROM ENTIRE AIRCRAFT. ## 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 ERA14LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA048), Nov 25, 2013: Cessna 150L (N16078), Hopewell, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and preflight and inflight fuel planning that did not account for increased… ## Other reports on N16078 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19760906029809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906029809A), Sep 6, 1976: Cessna 150L (N16078), Cambridge, MN, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.