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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Buffalo, IA · April 22, 2023

Date: April 22, 2023 · 01:37 local
Place: Buffalo, IA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N60860
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA163
Reported as: Cessna 150J
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 68 total5 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N60860Registered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15070627 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 150J Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft lost all engine power during a night flight to dvn and landed on a city street at Buffalo, IA. On rollout the LH wing struck a utility pole and the aircraft slid to a stop on the adjacent railroad tracks, causing substantial damage to the aircraft nose gear, RH wing (buckled outboard of lift strut), and empenage which separated from the fuselage just forward of the vertical stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ENGINE POWER DURING A NIGHT FLIGHT TO DVN AND LANDED ON A CITY STREET AT BUFFALO, IA. ON ROLLOUT THE LH WING STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE ADJACENT RAILROAD TRACKS, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR, RH WING (BUCKLED OUTBOARD OF LIFT STRUT), AND EMPENAGE WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA163Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBuffalo, IAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning. Contributing to the accident were the unreliable fuel quantity gauges and the improperly adjusted mixture control, which increased the fuel consumption…Apr 22, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N60860 · 1

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

Incident 19920428020439ITouch And Go Landing · Salmon, IDEngine quit while practicing touch and go landings. Emergency landing in field. No useable fuel in tanks.Apr 28, 1992 · Minor damage