# Accident 20210428003519A: Cessna 150J, Forrest City, AR, April 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: Forrest City, AR
- Airport: Forrest City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9784° N, 90.7230° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9784&lon=-90.7230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5578G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5578G) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 3 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210428003519A

## Narrative

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

ON A LOCAL FLIGHT PILOT STATED WAS FLYING STRAIGHT/LEVEL FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 AGL PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF MADISON ARKANSAS. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT WALKED AWAY UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN21LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA231), Apr 28, 2021: Cessna 150J (N5578G), Madison, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning which led to fuel exhaustion, and a total 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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