# NTSB CHI81FEG08: Cessna 150H, N50199, Springboro, OH, February 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1981
- Place: Springboro, OH · SPRINGBORO, OH
- Location: 39.5624° N, 84.2338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springboro, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5624&lon=-84.2338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0048  81/2/25    SPRINGBORO,OH       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 194
        TIME - 2330                    N50199              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 172 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENNINGTON GAP,VA           NEW CARLISLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SCREW MISSING FRM R TANK XMTR GAUGE,OTR SCREWS LOOSE,GASKET DETERIORATED.AVOIDING CAR IN PRKG LOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50199](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50199-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 15069129, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810225007839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810225007839A), Feb 25, 1981: Cessna 150H, Springboro, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route due to fuel exhaustion. Found leak in fuel tank. Exhausted fuel prematurely.

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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