# Accident 20220701011599A: Cessna 150E, Harrah, OK, July 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2022, 13:00 local time
- Place: Harrah, OK
- Airport: Steciak Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5399° N, 97.2016° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5399&lon=-97.2016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6147T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6147T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 86 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220701011599A

## Narrative

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

AT AROUND 1PM CENTRAL TIME, THE PILOT AND STUDENT WERE PREFLIGHTING THE CESSNA 150,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONSIDERING HOW MUCH FUEL TO TAKE. AFTER DOUBLE-CHECKING THE PERFORMANCE FIGURES IN THE POH THE PILOT DECIDED ON 12 GALLONS OF FUEL TO STAY AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE. THE PILOT AND STUDENT TOOK OFF AND HEADED TOWARD SHAWNEE AIRPORT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. THEY DEPARTED FROM OKLAHOMA ACADEMY AT 1:25PM AND WENT AND IDENTIFIED SOME PATTERN WORK AT SHAWNEE. THE PILOT GOT INTO TRAINING THE STUDENT AND FORGOT ABOUT THE FUEL. AFTER SOME PATTERN WORK, THE PILOT DECIDED TO TAKE THE STUDENT OVER TO THE SHORTER STRIP AT OKLAHOMA ACADEMY, AND BEGIN WORKING ON THE PATTERN THERE. ON THE WAY, THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGES SEEMED LOW. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER FULLY TRUSTED THE FUEL GAUGES. AFTER A COUPLE OF MISSED APPROACHES, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND HAD DIFFICULTY CLIMBING OUT OF A MISSED APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN TOOK CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED A TURN-BACK AND HE ELECTED TO PUT IN POWER AND HOPE FOR ENOUGH ALTITUDE FOR ONE MORE TURN-BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED A LITTLE AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT. THE PILOT THEN TURNED TOWARD THE NEAREST FARMER'S FIELD IN HIS PATH AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT SOME TREES AND CAME TO REST.

## 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 CEN22LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA300), Jul 1, 2022: Cessna 150E (N6147T), Harrah, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate inflight fuel planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing.

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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