# Accident 20191007018999A: Cessna 150J, Fallon, NV, October 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2019, 20:00 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Fallon, Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4992° N, 118.7489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4992&lon=-118.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50618, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007018999A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA20CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA010), Oct 8, 2019: Cessna 150 (N50618), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N50618 (3)

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

- [Incident 19900803044889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803044889I), Aug 3, 1990: Cessna 150J (N50618), Burley, ID, Minor damage. Axle bolt failed when nose wheel hit a rut on takeoff. Propeller and nose gear strut and mount bent.
- [Incident 19870726049549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726049549I), Jul 26, 1987: Cessna 150J (N50618), Twin Falls, ID. At cruise the engine started to miss and lost power. Landed on a road. Found a broken exhaust valve.
- [Accident 19840725034649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840725034649A), Jul 25, 1984: Cessna 150J (N50618), Burley, ID, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to reported engine failure resulted in a upset in a potato field. No engine problems found.

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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