# NTSB LAX82FVM15: Cessna 150, N45477, Point Lobos, CA, June 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1982, 17:00 local (Jun 27, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Point Lobos, CA
- Coordinates: 36.549358, -121.919601 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5494&lon=-121.9196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVM15
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72273/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM15

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise
  - fuel consumption calculations - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - inattentive, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS STANDARD PROCEDURE WAS TO KEEP THE FUEL TANKS TOPPED OFF. HOWEVER, THE REFUELING FACILITY WAS CLOSED AFTER HE RETURNED FROM THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT. WHILE CALCULATING FUEL FOR THIS FLIGHT, HE FORGOT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FUEL THAT HAD BEEN BURNED PREVIOUSLY. HE DID NOT REFUEL BEFORE TAKING OFF. DURING THE FLIGHT, HE DIVERTED TO TAKE PICTURES ALONG THE COAST. WHEN THE PILOT RECOGNIZED HIS FUEL STATE, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH REMAINING TO REACH AN AIRPORT BEFORE THE SUPPLY WOULD EXHAUST. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT SIX MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. WHILE LANDING IN A FIELD OF WAIST HIGH GRASS AND SOFT TERRAIN, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45477](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45477-1984-08-21), registration cancelled 1984-08-21, S/N 15076945, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15075003
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: S. J. Parfet
- Registered owner: S. J. Parfet
- Departed: SANTA MONICA, CA
- Destination: MONTEREY, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 240 total, 240 in this make and model, 188 as pilot in command, 52 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 163 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820626025729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626025729A), Jun 26, 1982: Cessna 150M, Carmel, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed on a field and flipped over due to tall vegetation.

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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