# Accident 20190202009399A: Cessna 150F, Knots Island, NC, February 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Knots Island, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5600° N, 75.9200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5600&lon=-75.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6789F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6789F-2019-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 21 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190202009399A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED WHILE FLYING BETWEEN KNOTS ISLAND NC AND THE OUTER BANKS NC, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE TWICE, WITHOUT EFFECT AND MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A MARSH WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 ERA19LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA095), Feb 2, 2019: Cessna 150 (N6789F), Knotts Island, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's improper fuel planning.

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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