# NTSB LAX95LA061: Cessna 150L, N7446G, North Las Vegas, NV, December 27, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 27, 1994, 12:47 local (20:47 UTC) - Place: North Las Vegas, NV - Coordinates: 36.239166, -115.230262 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2392&lon=-115.2303&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 16, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29002 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX95LA061 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29002/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA061 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions, and his failure to initiate remedial actions in a timely fashion. ## 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 - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, descent - emergency - object - wire,transmission - object - tree(s) - object - residence ## Analysis THE STUDENT SAID THAT HE BECAME LOST WHILE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY. AFTER FLYING IN EXCESS OF 3 HOURS, HE EVENTUALLY FOUND HIMSELF OVER THE LAS VEGAS AREA. THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP THE PILOT FIND THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND TREES IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING ON A STREET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY FAA INSPECTORS WHO REPORTED FINDING ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS. THE PILOT APPLIED FOR, AND WAS ISSUED, TWO DIFFERENT COMBINED STUDENT AND THIRD-CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATES ON MAY 24 AND JULY 8, 1994. THE FIRST CERTIFICATE WAS DENIED BY THE FAA FOR MEDICAL REASONS, WHILE THE SECOND WAS DENIED ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL GROUNDS. ## Factual narrative On December 27, 1994, at 1247 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150L, N7446G, collided with power lines and trees in a residential area of North Las Vegas, Nevada, following fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was owned and operated by Pacific Air College of Ramona, California, and was on a student solo cross- country instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated at Ramona, California, on the day of the accident at 0915 as a cross-country flight to Parker and Needles, California. In a verbal statement to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors, the student said that he became lost while on the cross-country to Needles. After flying in excess of 3 hours, he eventually found himself over the Las Vegas area. The North Las Vegas Air Traffic Control Tower was attempting to help the pilot find the airport when the engine lost power. The aircraft collided with power lines and trees in a residential area as the pilot was attempting a forced landing on a street. The aircraft was examined by FAA inspectors who reported finding only residual fuel in the fuel tanks. Review of the pilot's FAA Airman and Medical records files disclosed that he was issued a combined third-class medical and student pilot certificate on May 24, 1994. That certificate was subsequently denied by the medical review branch of the Aeromedical Certification Division on June 23, 1994, for medical reasons. The pilot applied for, and was issued, a third-class medical and student certificate on July 8, 1994, by a different medical examiner than the one who issued the May 24, 1994, certificate. The second medical was subsequently denied by the Aeromedical Certification Division on administrative and legal grounds. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7446G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7446G-1995-04-11), registration cancelled 1995-04-11, S/N 15074658 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15074658 - Airframe hours: 4538 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Pacific Air College - Registered owner: Mackenzie Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 9, 1994, 28 hours before - Departed: L39, RAMONA, CA - Destination: EED, NEEDLES, CA ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; seat: left; flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: VGT, 5 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 19941227042379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941227042379A), Dec 27, 1994: Cessna 150L, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Became lost on cross country. Found Las Vegas. Vgt tower tried to help. Fuel exhausted. Struck trees and wires. 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. 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