# NTSB ERA25LA264: Cessna 150, N8503G, St. Augustine, FL, July 11, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 11, 2025, 19:45 UTC - Place: St. Augustine, FL - Coordinates: 29.953757, -81.341458 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9538&lon=-81.3415&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 14, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 200523 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA264 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200523/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200523 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA264 ## Probable cause The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Planning/preparation: fuel planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 719 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md) - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid management (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md) - [Approach: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 39 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he had just purchased the airplane and was flying it home on a long cross-country flight, with a planned fuel stop. During the flight, he experienced higher than planned headwinds and was rerouted for weather. He added that he did not calculate the additional fuel usage for the flight that was over 3.5 hours. During the approach to the planned fuel-stop airport, on short final for the runway, the engine lost all power. The pilot performed a forced landing on railroad tracks, resulting in substantial damage to both wings, the nose landing gear, and firewall. Examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed both fuel tanks were empty. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8503G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8503G), registered now, S/N 15062603, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 (F) - 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: 15062603 - Year built: 1965 - Airframe hours: 4805 - Engines: Continenatal O-200-A 100 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2025 - Departed: GMU, Greenville, SC - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: SGJ, Northeast Florida Rgnl, runway 20, 2,609 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 21, 2025; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 259 total, 26 in this make and model, 91 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 14 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: SGJ - METAR: KSGJ 111956Z 12014KT 10SM FEW047 31/25 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP183 T03110250 $ ## 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 20250711007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250711007849A), Jul 11, 2025: Cessna 150F, Saint Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. The [privacy data omitted]/operator departed greenville downtown (kgmu) with a planned fuel stop at Northeast Florida Regional Airport (ksgj) in st. Augustine,… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 14, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200523. 4.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19023548&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1_Form_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 110 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19023148&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MEMORANDUM%20FOR%20RECORD-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 729 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19023707&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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