# Accident 20231118018529A: Cessna 150M, Woodland, WA, November 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2023, 15:30 local time
- Place: Woodland, WA
- Airport: Woodland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9040° N, 122.7663° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9040&lon=-122.7663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6266K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6266K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 320 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231118018529A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING STALLS TO STUDENT. AFTER STALL, ENGINE DID NOT POWER UP WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED. ON APPROACH ENGINE BRIEFLY POWERED UP AND THEN QUIT. INSTRUCTOR LANDED IN A FIELD. ON LANDING ON PLOWED FIELD, THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRUT DETACHED. NOSE DUG IN AND AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON BACK. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SUCESSFULLY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. NO FUEL SMELL OR LEAKAGE OBSERVED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED, 1 QUART OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE AIRCRAFT OR GROUND. RECORD CHECK SHOWED THE LAST FUEL (7.1 GALLONS) WAS PUT IN 3 TACH HOURS EARLIER. AIRCRAFT CAPACITY IS 22 GALLONS USABLE AND USES ABOUT 6.5 GALLONS PER HOUR. STUDENT HAD CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL BEFORE THE FLIGHT. INSTRUCTOR HAD NOT CHECKED FUEL LEVEL BUT DEPENDED ON STUDENT'S OBSERVATION.

## 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 WPR24LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA039), Nov 18, 2023: Cessna 150M (N6266K), Woodland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in 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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