# NTSB ATL85LA009: Cessna 150J, N61219, Brookhaven, MS, October 12, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 12, 1984, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Brookhaven, MS
- Coordinates: 31.579036, -90.439033 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5790&lon=-90.4390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6686/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA009

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - aircraft preflight - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Loss of control - in flight, approach
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

A TOTAL POWER LOSS OCCURRED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE PLT STALLED THE ACFT WHILE CLEARING OVER POWER LINES, THEN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AS IT DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL. A SUCCESSFUL TEST RUN OF THE ENG WAS PERFORMED. INVESTIGATORS FOUND AN AMOUNT OF FUEL ABOARD THE ACFT THAT WAS LESS THAN THE PUBLISHED USABLE QUANTITY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61219](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61219-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N 15070894, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15070894
- Airframe hours: 1962
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Registered owner: Peter D. Stanley
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 5, 1984
- Departed: M16, RAYMOND, MS
- Destination: IR7, BROOKHAVEN, MS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 77; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 4,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 3,770 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: JAN, 49 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841012055629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841012055629A), Oct 12, 1984: Cessna 150J, Brookhaven, MS, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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.

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