# Accident 20170830017489A: Cessna 150G, Wasilla, AK, August 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2017, 16:40 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5681° N, 149.5522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5681&lon=-149.5522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2996S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2996S) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA542](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA542) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170830017489A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FUEL CALCULATION INADEQUATE FOR STRONGER THAN EXPECTED HEADWINDS. STUDENT PILOT RAN OUT OF GAS ON MISSED APPROACH TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT PLAN WAS FOR 12 TO 14 KNOT HEADWINDS. STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED 35 TO 40 KNOT HEADWINDS.

## 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 GAA17CA542](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA542), Aug 31, 2017: Cessna 150 (N2996S), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, the subsequent total loss of engine power, and a forced off-airport landing.

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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