# Accident 20250711007849A: Cessna 150F, Saint Augustine, FL, July 11, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2025, 15:21 local time
- Place: Saint Augustine, FL
- Airport: Northeast Florida Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9538° N, 81.3415° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9538&lon=-81.3415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8503G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8503G) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 259 total, 100 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250711007849A

## Narrative

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

THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/OPERATOR DEPARTED GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (KGMU) WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSGJ) IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. THE PILOT'S PREFLIGHT PLANNING FAILED TO PROPERLY DETERMINE THE REQUIRED FUEL TO ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WITH THE APPROPRIATE VFR FUEL RESERVES. WHILE BEING SEQUENCED TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE FOR A SHORT TIME WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED.  HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON TRAIN TRACKS PARRALLEL TO U.S. HWY 1.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED UNDER A SET OF POWER LINES AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH BETWEEN THE TRAIN TRACKS AND US HYW 1, APPROXIMATELY 2150 METERS (1.1 NM) NORTHWEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA25LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA264), Jul 11, 2025: Cessna 150 (N8503G), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total 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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