# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150J, 2004

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 LAX05CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA044.md): Cessna 150J · Amado, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 8, 2004 · N60469 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and failure to refuel the airplane at the intermediate stop, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CHI04CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA286.md): Cessna C-150J · Oxford, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 29, 2004 · N61111 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to attain a proper glidepath which resulted in exceeding the proper touchdown point. An additional cause was his failure to abort the landing. The embankment was a factor.
- [NTSB FTW04LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA105.md): Cessna 150J · Lake Dallas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 2004 · N60539 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed for flight resulting in a stall/spin during the forced landing. A contributing factors was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI04CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA092.md): Cessna 150J · Gardner, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 22, 2004 · N51365 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from the post. A factor was the post.
- [NTSB SEA04LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA042.md): Cessna 150J · Longview, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 2004 · N5559G · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion while maneuvering, as a result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision/planning, leading to his failure to refuel the airplane prior to running out of fuel. A ditch was a factor.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2004
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071820'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071820&year=2004

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