# NTSB CHI93LA117: Cessna 150J, N50467, Hastings, NE, March 13, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 13, 1993, 09:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Hastings, NE
- Location: 40.5810° N, 98.4071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from HASTINGS MUNI (HSI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5810&lon=-98.4071&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA117
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15689/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA117

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE EN ROUTE WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY FOR THE FLIGHT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS EXPERIENCED WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT THE HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED ROUGH TERRAIN AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE PILOT STATED AND A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50467](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50467), registered now, S/N 15069324, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15069324
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Brett R. Friederich
- Registered owner: Brett R. Friederich
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Unknown, January 2, 2000
- Departed: 9K4, WARRERNSBURG, MO
- Airport: HSI, Hastings Municipal, runway 32

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 125 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 18 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: HSI, 2 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 19930313010849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930313010849A), Mar 13, 1993: Cessna 150J, Hastings, NE, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on landing approach. Force landed on rough terrain short of runway.

## Other investigations on N50467 (2)

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 MKC80FCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ02), Nov 17, 1979: Cessna 150J (N50467), Nebraska City, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FCJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ30), Mar 18, 1976: Cessna 150J (N50467), Tecumseh, NE, 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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