# Accident 20230422005479A: Cessna 150J, Buffalo, IA, April 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2023, 01:37 local time
- Place: Buffalo, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4566° N, 90.7209° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4566&lon=-90.7209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60860, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60860) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230422005479A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA163), Apr 22, 2023: Cessna 150J (N60860), Buffalo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

## Other reports on N60860 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920428020439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920428020439I), Apr 28, 1992: Cessna 150J (N60860), Salmon, ID, Minor damage. Engine quit while practicing touch and go landings. Emergency landing in field. No useable fuel in tanks.

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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