# NTSB LAX00LA037: Cessna 150K, N6199G, Phoenix, AZ, November 19, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 19, 1999, 09:23 local (16:23 UTC) - Place: Phoenix, AZ - Coordinates: 33.430065, -112.009544 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4301&lon=-112.0095&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 13, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47792 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX00LA037 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47792/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA037 ## Probable cause Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper preflight planning, and failure to ensure that an adequate fuel supply was onboard the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause) - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - residential area - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - pole (contributing factor) - terrain condition - berm (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot took off for a planned hour-long cross-country flight with 8 gallons of fuel onboard. After flying for about 53 minutes, all engine power was lost. The pilot made a forced landing on a city street, and during rollout the airplane impacted a sign pole and a dirt berm. During the subsequent airplane examination, no usable fuel was found in either of the airplane's fuel tanks. The pilot acknowledged that during the flight no mechanical problems were experienced with his airplane, and the total loss of engine power resulted from fuel exhaustion. The airplane was equipped with a 150-hp engine. ## Factual narrative On November 19, 1999, about 0923 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 150K, N6199G, owned and operated by the pilot, experienced a total loss of engine power during cruise flight. The pilot made a forced landing on a city street in Phoenix, Arizona. During rollout, the airplane impacted a sign pole and a dirt berm. The airplane was substantially damaged. Neither the private pilot, who was the sole airplane occupant, nor anyone on the ground was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was performed under 14 CFR Part 91. It originated from Marana, Arizona, about 0830 with an intended destination of Glendale, Arizona. The pilot reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that his airplane had evidently consumed more fuel than he anticipated during the hour-long flight. The airplane was equipped with a 150-hp Lycoming engine. The pilot stated that he made a forced landing following the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) coordinator performed an on-scene examination of the airplane, and he verbally reported that no fuel was observed leaking from the wing tanks. The coordinator also reported that the minimal quantity of fuel found in the airplane's fuel tanks appeared to be in the airplane manufacturer's specified unusable range. In the pilot's completed report, he indicated that no mechanical problems were experienced with his airplane. When he commenced the accident flight, the airplane's fuel tanks contained approximately 8 gallons of fuel. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6199G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6199G), registered now, S/N 15071699, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150K - Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15071699 - Airframe hours: 3918 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Patrick J. Murphy - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 1999, 65 hours before - Departed: E14, MARANA, AZ - Destination: GEU, GLENDALE, AZ ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 600 total, 160 in this make and model, 600 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: PHX, 10 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 19991119036629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991119036629A), Nov 19, 1999: Cessna 150K, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 19, 1999, about 0923 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 150K, N6199G, owned and operated by the pilot, experienced a total loss of engine… 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.