# NTSB CHI85LA279: Cessna 150F, N8219S, Fond Du Lac, WI, July 6, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 5, 1985, 19:25 local (Jul 6, 1985, 00:25 UTC)
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Coordinates: 43.769741, -88.43946 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7697&lon=-88.4395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA279
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13133/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA279

## 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
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion
  - preflight planning/preparation - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fuel supply - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN 1/4 MILE SHORT OF THE RWY AT FON DU LAC ARPT FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF PWR. THE FLT DEPARTED HENDERSON, KY, AT 1510 CDT WITH 26 GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE PWR LOSS OCCURRED AT 1925 CDT, 4 HRS AND 15 MINSAFTER DEPARTURE. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8219S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8219S-2010-03-24), registration cancelled 2010-03-24, S/N 15061819, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15061819
- Airframe hours: 4846
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert A. Brlecic
- Registered owner: Robert A Brlecic
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 18, 1985, 99 hours before
- Departed: I26, HENDERSON, KY
- Destination: FLD, FOND DU LAC, WI
- Airport: FLO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 280 total, 280 in this make and model, 203 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 310° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: OSH, 20 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 19850705029899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850705029899A), Jul 5, 1985: Cessna 150F, Fond Du Lac, WI, Substantial damage. Miscalculated fuel consumption. Ran out of fuel on final. Landed in a field and nosed over.

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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