# Accident 20221026023499A: Cessna 150F, Puyallup, WA, October 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2022, 14:12 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2100° N, 122.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2100&lon=-122.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6492F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6492F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221026023499A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FLYING ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, WAS COMING BACK TO HIS HOME FIELD OF AUBURN (S50). APPROXIMATLEY 10 MINUTES FROM HIS DESTINATION, THE ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION, EMPTY TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT LACKED ADEQUATE FUEL TO FLY FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT TO THE DESTINATION.  THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT SURFACE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.  PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR23LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA026), Oct 26, 2022: Cessna 150F (N6492F), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management that resulted in the 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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