# NTSB CHI05CA222: Cessna 150L, N6601G, Hillsboro, IL, August 11, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: August 10, 2005, 20:30 local (Aug 11, 2005, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Hillsboro, IL
- Coordinates: 39.162498, -89.67472
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1625&lon=-89.6747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA222
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62258/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA222

## Probable cause

The improper preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and fuel exhaustion during cruise flight.

## 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 (cause)
  - lack of certification, pilot in command
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, emergency descent/landing
- In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The airplane impacted terrain during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power.  Examination of the airplane revealed about a cup of fuel aboard.  The pilot stated that he departed with 6 gallons of fuel aboard.

## Factual narrative

On August 10, 2005, at 2030 central daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N6601G, owned and piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage on impact with terrain during a forced landing near Hillsboro, Illinois, following a total loss of engine power.  Dusk  visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan.  The pilot was uninjured.  The local flight originated from Litchfield Municipal Airport (3LF), Litchfield, Illinois, at 2000.

The pilot stated that he departed from 3LF with 6 gallons of fuel aboard heading east at 2,000 feet mean sea level.  About 10 miles from 3LF, he turned south for about 2 miles.  At that time, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power at 1,500 feet mean sea level.  The pilot stated that he looked for a road to attempt a forced landing onto but opted for a cornfield.

Inspection of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the airplane's fuel tanks contained less than a cup of fuel.  The FAA inspector reported that the pilot's airman medical certificate was expired.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6601G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6601G-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 15072101, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15072101
- Engines: Continental O-200A reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Adam H. Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 3LF, LITCHFIELD, IL
- Destination: 3LF

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 100 total, 40 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk

## 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 20050810024659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050810024659A), Aug 10, 2005: Cessna 150L, Hillsboro, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he departed litchfield airport after checking fuel quantity and determining that there was approximately 1/4 tank remaining. While…

## Other investigations on N6601G (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 MKC71DCA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCA36), May 28, 1971: Cessna 150 (N6601G), Creve Couer, MO, 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.

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