# Accident 20190306000949A: Cessna 150F, Granite Shoals, TX, March 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2019, 13:00 local time
- Place: Granite Shoals, TX
- Airport: Bob Sylvester Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5894° N, 98.3703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5894&lon=-98.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6917F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6917F-2019-09-10) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190306000949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RECEIVED A FERRY FLIGHT PERMIT FOR A ONE TIME FLIGHT FROM BOB SYLVESTER AIRPARK IN GRANITE SHOALS, TEXAS (2G5) TO SAN MARCOS AIRPORT SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (HYI).  FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ABOUT 1300 LOCAL WITH TWO PASSENGERS ABOARD. THE PILOT STATED HE STARTED A RIGHT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPARK HOWEVER REALIZED HE WAS TOO LOW AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD SURROUNDED BY SMALL TREES.  UPON LANDING, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SMALL MESQUITE TREE AND SPUN 180-DEGREES RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, NOSE GEAR,THE BOTTOM FRONT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE. FUEL ON BOARD WAS DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE DUE TO AIRCRAFT LOW NOSE ANGLE POSITION AT TIME OF CRASH. THE LEFT TANK DID NOT SHOW FUEL AS VIEWED FROM THE FILLER CAP PORT. THE RIGHT TANK SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS. CONSIDERING THE TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DEW POINT, THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS CHART SHOWED FOR THE GIVEN DAY AND TIME THAT ICING CONDITIONS WERE SERIOUS CONCERN AT ANY POWER LEVEL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL OBVIOUS DEFECTS TO ENGINE COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN19LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA101), Mar 6, 2019: Cessna 150 (N6917F), Granite Shoals, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff with a limited amount of fuel onboard, which unported during a turn, resulting in fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power.

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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