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FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Fallon, NV · October 7, 2019

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Date
October 7, 2019 · 20:00 local
Place
Fallon, NV
Airport
Fallon, Municipal
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50618
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA20CA010
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N50618Registered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15069437 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight departed flx at approximately 1930 PST. Aircraft flew north west over local reservoir damn and turned back towards airport. Aircraft turned right base and engine quit.

Aircraft landed in sage brush with 110' of run out until the nose gear collapsed resulting in the aircraft flipping over and coming to rest upside down on a heading of 020 degrees.

Aircraft engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT DEPARTED FLX AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 PST. AIRCRAFT FLEW NORTH WEST OVER LOCAL RESERVOIR DAMN AND TURNED BACK TOWARDS AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT BASE AND ENGINE QUIT.

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN SAGE BRUSH WITH 110' OF RUN OUT UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON A HEADING OF 020 DEGREES.

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA20CA010Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFallon, NVThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and quantity inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, a forced landing on unsuitable terrain, and a subsequent nose-over.Oct 8, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N50618 · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19900803044889ITakeoff Ground Roll · Burley, IDAxle bolt failed when nose wheel hit a rut on takeoff. Propeller and nose gear strut and mount bent.Aug 3, 1990 · Minor damageIncident 19870726049549IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Twin Falls, IDAt cruise the engine started to miss and lost power. Landed on a road. Found a broken exhaust valve.Jul 26, 1987Accident 19840725034649AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Burley, IDForced landing due to reported engine failure resulted in a upset in a potato field. No engine problems found.Jul 25, 1984 · Substantial damage