# NTSB LAX82DA132: Cessna 150, N6497S, Tuscon, AZ, April 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 10, 1982, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Tuscon, AZ
- Coordinates: 32.1501, -110.929603 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1501&lon=-110.9296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA132
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72886/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA132

## 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
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FILLED THE FUEL TANKS WITH 22 GALLONS OF FUEL. THREE HOURS AND 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM THE INTENDED DESTINATION AND ENCOUNTERED DESERT SHRUBBERY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6497S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6497S-1982-10-01), registration cancelled 1982-10-01, S/N 15067297 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15067297
- Airframe hours: 4300
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William J. Slade
- Registered owner: William J. Slade
- Departed: Q19, AZTEC, NM
- Destination: RYN, TUCSON, AZ
- Airport: RYN, Ryan Field

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 83 total, 83 in this make and model, 63 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 160 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TUS, 12 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 19820410008669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820410008669A), Apr 10, 1982: Cessna 150H, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. Loose gas cap had siphoned fuel. Crash landed in desert.

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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