# NTSB DEN86FA141: Cessna 150-H, N22796, Glen Canyon, UT, May 20, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1986, 16:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Glen Canyon, UT
- Coordinates: 37.270404, -112.230438 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2704&lon=-112.2304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN86FA141
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16822/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA141

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE IN A DESCENT 20 MILES BEFORE REACHING THE DESTINATION, THE ACFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING TO A DRY STREAM BED IN ROUGH DESERT TERRAIN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED INTO AN INVERTED POSITION. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED BY AERIAL SEARCH. THE UNINJURED PLT AND SERIOUSLY INJURED PAX WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN PAGE, ARIZONA BY GROUND AMBULANCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N22796 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150-H
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15068522
- Airframe hours: 3415
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ralph H. Carter
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, June 28, 1985, 31 hours before
- Departed: U77, SPANISH FORK, UT
- Destination: PGA, PAGE, AZ
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 105 total, 38 in this make and model, 65 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 22 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CDC, 69 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 19860520037669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860520037669A), May 20, 1986: Cessna 150H, Glen Canyon, UT, Substantial damage. Landed in remote area after fuel was exhausted en route. Aircraft had been fueled using a homemade dipstick.

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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