# Accident 20210417003329A: Cessna 150H, Caro, MI, April 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2021, 12:40 local time
- Place: Caro, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4925° N, 83.3848° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4925&lon=-83.3848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22005 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 120 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210417003329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AT 2,000? HEADED TOWARDS CARO AIRPORT (KCFS) AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, HE MOVED THROTTLE IN AND OUT AND ENGINE QUIT. HE DID NOT APPLY CARB HEAT. BECAUSE FIELDS WERE WET HE DECIDED TO LAND ON ROAD, AS HE APPROACHED ROAD HE SAW HIGH POWER LINES AND DECIDED TO DIVE UNDER THEM. AIRCRAFT HIT ROAD THEN HIT MAILBOX AND TREE THEN SPUN INTO DITCH.

## 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 CEN21LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA191), Apr 17, 2021: Cessna 150 (N22005), Caro, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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