# NTSB MIA95LA039: Cessna 150M, N704BJ, Ormond Beach, FL, December 12, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 12, 1994, 17:38 local (22:38 UTC)
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Coordinates: 29.280694, -81.060638 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2807&lon=-81.0606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95LA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37708/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA039

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO INSURE THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED ENOUGH FUEL TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fuel consumption calculations - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - emergency
  - terrain condition - high vegetation

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A WOODED AREA. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED IT CONTAINED 6 QUARTS OF FUEL. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PRECRASH OR POST CRASH FUEL LEAKAGE.

## Factual narrative

On December 12, 1994, about 1738 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150M, N704BJ, registered to Ormond Beach Aviation, made a forced landing in a swamp following total loss of engine power, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated at Ormond Beach, Florida, on December 12, 1994, about 1400.

The pilot stated that as he proceeded toward Ormond Beach Airport he considered stopping at New Symrna Beach for fuel. He did not do this and at a point 7 miles south of Ormond Beach Airport the engine quit. He made a forced landing in a wooded area and the aircraft came to rest. He radioed to the Daytona Beach Airport Control Tower that they were alright and that he had run out of fuel.

Examination of the aircraft by the operator after recovery from the crash site indicated the aircraft contained 6 quarts of fuel. There was no evidence of precrash or postcrash fuel leakage from the aircraft.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704BJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704BJ-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 15078479, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078479
- Airframe hours: 5326
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ormond Beach Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, November 17, 1994, 77 hours before
- Departed: ZPH, ZEPHYRHILLS, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 23 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 350° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DAB, 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 19941212041519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941212041519A), Dec 12, 1994: Cessna 150M, Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power en route after passing a possible fuel stop. Force landed in wooded area. No useable fuel on board.

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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