# NTSB MIA91LA116: Cessna 150H, N6908S, Orlando, FL, April 3, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 3, 1991, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Coordinates: 28.559436, -81.350158 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5594&lon=-81.3502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA91LA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32846/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA116

## Probable cause

TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REFUEL THE FUEL TANKS BEFORE DEPARTURE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Ditching, descent - emergency

## Analysis

WHILE ON A 3 MILE FINAL OVER A LAKE FOR A STRAIGHT-IN APCH, THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  THE PLT THEN DITCHED THE ACFT & SWAM TO SHORE. THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED & THE FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED WHICH REVEALED THAT THEY CONTAINED APRX 2.5-3 GALLONS OF FUEL.  ACCORDING TO THE ACFT TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA, THE UNUSABLE FUEL QUANTITY IS 3.5 GALLONS.  THE ENG WAS RUN THE FOLLOWING DAY WITH NO FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION NOTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6908S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6908S-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N 15067608, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15067608
- Airframe hours: 6832
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Orlando Country Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: Orlando Country Aviation, Inc.
- Last inspection: Annual, March 2, 1991, 11 hours before
- Departed: X04, PLYMOUTH, FL
- Destination: ORL, ORLANDO, FL
- Airport: ORL, Orlando Executive

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 862 total, 370 in this make and model, 700 as pilot in command, 240 in the last 90 days, 89 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F

## 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 19910403011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910403011829A), Apr 3, 1991: Cessna 150H, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on approach to land. Had made a 22 mile flight from departure airport. Ditched in a lake.

## Other investigations on N6908S (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 MIA70DLD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLD01), Jan 1, 1970: Cessna 150 (N6908S), Winter Garden, FL, 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.

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