# NTSB FTW00LA092: Cessna 150K, N8435M, Davis, OK, March 11, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 11, 2000, 12:58 local (18:58 UTC) - Place: Davis, OK - Coordinates: 34.480091, -97.130622 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4801&lon=-97.1306&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 6, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48772 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00LA092 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48772/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA092 ## Probable cause Fuel exhaustion due to the student pilot becoming lost/disoriented. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) - terrain condition - rock(s)/boulder(s) ## Analysis During a solo cross-country flight, the student pilot was unable to locate his destination airport and elected to return to the departure airport. The pilot became disoriented, and after about 3.5 hours since takeoff, the engine lost power. The pilot initiated a forced landing, and the airplane touched down in a rocky area. Examination of the fuel tanks by an FAA inspector revealed no usable fuel. ## Factual narrative On March 11, 2000, at 1258 central standard time, a Cessna 150K airplane, N8435M, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Davis, Oklahoma. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by Classic Aviation, Inc., of Dallas, Texas. The student pilot, sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional solo cross-country flight. The flight originated from the Addison Airport, Dallas, Texas, about 0930, with a planned destination of Sulphur Springs, Texas. During the flight, the student pilot was unable to locate the Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport and elected to return to the Addison Airport. The pilot became disoriented, and after about 3.5 hours since takeoff, the engine lost power. The pilot initiated a forced landing, and the airplane touched down in a rocky area, about 1/4 mile west of Interstate 35's mile marker 46. Examination of the airplane by the FAA inspector revealed that the nose landing gear was separated from the fuselage, and the left main landing gear was damaged. The firewall had sustained damage, and the tail aft of the cabin was partially separated. Examination of the fuel tanks revealed no usable fuel. According to the student pilot's flight instructor, on March 8, 2000, he endorsed the student's flight logbook for solo cross-country flight. On the day of the accident, prior to departure, the flight instructor reviewed the student's flight planning for the flight to Sulphur Springs. No problems were noted with the student's flight planning. The student pilot had logged 44 hours prior to the accident flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8435M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8435M-2017-02-28), registration cancelled 2017-02-28, S/N A15000135, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150K - Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: A15000135 - Airframe hours: 4161 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Classic Aviation, Inc. - Registered owner: Steven T. Manly - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 3, 2000, 61 hours before - Departed: ADS, DALLAS, TX - Destination: SLR, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 44 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 10 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ADM, 8 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 20000311009889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000311009889A), Mar 11, 2000: Cessna A150K, Daivs, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot VFR. Flight from addison, TX. To sulphur springs, TX. And return. Police officer,[privacy data omitted]adrmore, OK. Stated that the pilot… ## Other investigations on N8435M (1) 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 FTW71DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD08), Aug 10, 1970: Cessna 150 (N8435M), Houma, LA, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.