# NTSB CHI01LA053: Cessna 150M, N63067, New Underwood, SD, December 26, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 25, 2000, 17:50 local (Dec 26, 2000, 00:50 UTC) - Place: New Underwood, SD - Coordinates: 44.09027, -102.83023 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0903&lon=-102.8302&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 1, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50846 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA053 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50846/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA053 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate planning and preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to this accident was the plowed field. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - fluid,fuel - exhaustion - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - plowed/furrowed (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot said that he departed Kimball, South Dakota, with 17 gallons of fuel, which he said he "physically checked". The pilot said he flew 2.5 hours en route toward Spearfish, South Dakota, with a slight right quartering headwind. He said, "Expended all fuel 2.5 hrs (hours) into [the] flight, made [an] emergency lndg (landing) in a plowed field. Approximately 2-1/2 gallons of fuel was recovered from the airplane's fuel tanks. No other anomalies were found. The Cessna 150M Pilot's Operating Handbook states that the airplane's fuel capacity with standard tanks is 26 gallons. The total usable fuel is 22.5 gallons. ## Factual narrative On December 25, 2000, at 1750 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150M, N63067, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when during a forced landing, it impacted the terrain 15 miles northeast of New Underwood, South Dakota. Prior to the forced landing, the airplane's engine lost power. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The cross-country flight originated at Kimball, South Dakota, at 1610 central standard time, and was en route to Spearfish, South Dakota. In his written statement, the pilot said that he departed Kimball, South Dakota, with 17 gallons of fuel, which he said he "physically checked". The pilot said he flew 2.5 hours en route with a slight right quartering headwind. He said, "Expended all fuel 2.5 hrs (hours) into [the] flight, made [an] emergency lndg (landing) in a plowed field." An FAA inspector examined the airplane at the accident site. The airplane was resting upright in a cultivated field. A ground scar preceded the airplane by approximately 50 feet. It was oriented on a southeasterly heading. The airplane was oriented on a northeasterly heading. Both of the airplane's outboard wings were bent upward. The left wing tip was crushed aft. The tops of both wings were buckled. The nose gear was broken aft. The bottom cowling was crushed upward and aft. The right main landing gear was bent aft. Both propeller blades were bent aft. Approximately 2-1/2 gallons of fuel was recovered from the airplane's fuel tanks. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. The Cessna 150M Pilot's Operating Handbook states that the airplane's fuel capacity with standard tanks is 26 gallons. The total usable fuel is 22.5 gallons. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N63067](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63067-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 15077076, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15077076 - Airframe hours: 4663 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Star Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 20, 2000, 100 hours before - Departed: 6V6, KIMBALL, SD - Destination: SPF, SPEARFISH, SD ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 136 total, 46 in this make and model, 51 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: RAP, 23 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 20001225042999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001225042999A), Dec 25, 2000: Cessna 150M, New Underwood, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 25, 2000, N63067, a Cessna 150M, crashed approximately 15 miles NE of New Underwood, SD. The aircraft was enroute from kimball, SD (6V6) to… ## Other investigations on N63067 (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 MKC79FTK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK03-201244), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna 150M (N63067), Rapid City, SD, 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.