# NTSB ATL99LA061: Cessna 150J, N60476, Pembroke Pines, FL, March 29, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 29, 1999, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Pembroke Pines, FL - Coordinates: 26.029514, -80.239227 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0295&lon=-80.2392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 12, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46002 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL99LA061 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46002/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA061 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate in-flight/planning decision and his mismanagement of the fuel supply. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, cruise - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - fuel management - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - swampy ## Analysis While on a cross country flight 12 miles north west of his destination, the pilot reported that the engine lost power. He made a forced landing in a swamp. The airplane subsequently nosed over during the forced landing. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. The pilot did not depart with full fuel nor did he plan an enroute refueling stop. ## Factual narrative On March 29, 1999, at 1430 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150J, N60476, collided with terrain during an emergency landing near Pembroke Pines, Florida. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the private pilot, a native of Iceland, was not injured. The flight initially departed Titusville, South Carolina, at 1230, and was enroute to Pembroke Pines, Florida. The pilot stated that the fuel log had shown that the airplane had been flown for forty minutes prior to departure and there were 19 gallons of usable fuel on board at departure. According to the pilot, he had been in flight for two hours when the engine started running roughly and quit. The pilot reported that the engine lost power about 12 miles north west of his destination at 1000 feet of altitude. Since the pilot was unable to maintain flight, he made an emergency landing in swampy area. During he the emergency landing the airplane nosed over after touch down. The pilot reported that after engine stoppage he looked at the fuel gauges and both gauges showed a quantity slightly below 1/2 tank. The pilot stated that his estimated 1.5 hours of fuel on board the airplane when the engine lost power. The post-accident examination of the airplane disclosed that there was no evidence of fuel in the airplane or on the ground at the scene of the accident. It was also reported that the pilot did not top off the fuel tanks prior to his departure for the 160 nautical mile cross-country flight, nor did the pilot plan an enroute refueling stop. The estimated enroute flight duration to the destination airport, based upon winds aloft for the time of the flight, was approximately 2.4 hours. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N60476](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60476-2000-01-24), registration cancelled 2000-01-24, S/N 15070339 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150J - Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15070339 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Wolkwitz Aviation, Inc - Registered owner: Merkado Holdings Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: X21, TITUSVILLE, FL - Destination: HWO, PENBROKE PINES, FL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 360 total, 123 in this make and model, 217 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 13 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: OPF ## 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 19990329041679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990329041679A), Mar 29, 1999: Cessna 150J, Pembroke Pines, FL, Substantial damage. (.4) While on a cross country flight 12 miles north west of his destination, the pilot reported that the engine lost power. He made a forced landing in a… ## Other investigations on N60476 (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 NYC70FFA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFA01), Jan 2, 1970: Cessna 150 (N60476), Philmont, NY, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.