# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150D: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC06LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA147.md): Cessna 150D · Bloomfield, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2006 · N4542U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ANC01LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA074.md): Cessna 150D · Soldotna, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 2001 · N73CC · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane.
- [NTSB FTW94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA067.md): Cessna 150D · Mount Pleasant, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1994 · N4558U · Substantial damage
  > The power loss due to carburetor icing and the pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat. Factors were the weather conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI93LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA154.md): Cessna 150D · Lake Village, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1993 · N4559U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command's inadequate preflight planning.
- [NTSB CHI91LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA060.md): Cessna 150D · Ft. Atkinson, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1991 · N4286U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was unsuitable terrain for landing.
- [NTSB LAX90LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA049.md): Cessna 150D · Inyokern, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1989 · N4390U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat when climatic conditions were conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB MKC88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA153.md): Cessna 150 · Macomb, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1988 · N4503U · Substantial damage
  > The acft had been flown 235 nautical miles the previous day without re-fueling. The PIC stated he thought that he could reach his next fuel stop without refueling at the departure arpt. The PIC stated he flew the acft in that gen dirctn for abt 1 hour. At the…
- [NTSB MKC87LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA025.md): Cessna 150 · Nevada, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1986 · N5976T · Substantial damage
  > The PIC preflighted his acft prior to departure, but the preflight did not include refueling the acft which contained about 8 gallons of fuel. Normally the 8 gallons of fuel would have been sufficient to reach the destination arpt which was 21 statute miles…
- [NTSB CHI85LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA309.md): Cessna 150D · Lincoln, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1985 · N4460U · Substantial damage
  > When the plt added pwr on final apch, the eng did not respond. An emergency landing was made in a rough fld. The relative humidity was aprx 60%. No mechanical failures/malfunctions were discovered during an eng examination.
- [NTSB DEN82DA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA168.md): Cessna 150 · Weldona, CO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 20, 1982 · N684CF · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated to a FAA inspector that prior to takeoff the fuel gauges indicated approximately 1/4 full in each tank. The inspector indicated the fuel supply was exhausted. Numerous attempts to obtain an accident report from the plt were unsuccessful.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071810')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071810&occurrence=353

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