# Accident 20150811013149A: Cessna 150M, Brookfield, MO, August 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2015, 16:15 local time
- Place: Brookfield, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7619° N, 93.0133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7619&lon=-93.0133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8896U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8896U-2017-03-21) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 22 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150811013149A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED THE BROOKFIELD AIRPORT (MO8) INTENDING TO FLY TO THE CHILLICOTHE AIRPORT (KCHT) AND BACK.  PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE PILOT DID NOT CHECK THE FUEL TANKS, BUT INSTEAD MADE A DECISION TO DEPART WITH THE FUEL LEVEL OBSERVED ON THE FUEL GAUGES IN THE COCKPIT.  ON THE RETURN LEG FROM KCHT BACK TO MO8, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND, BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE.

## 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 CEN15LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA361), Aug 11, 2015: Cessna 150 (N8896U), Brookfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to visually check the quantity of fuel in the fuel tanks in accordance with the Preflight checklist, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the…

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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