# NTSB MKC89LA039: Cessna 150, N704LB, Rolla, MO, December 17, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 17, 1988, 13:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: Rolla, MO
- Coordinates: 37.939109, -91.760871 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9391&lon=-91.7609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC89LA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34735/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA039

## 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 (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - became lost/disoriented, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE RETURNING FROM A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SAID THAT THE WINDS PICKED UP AND HE WAS BLOWN 30 MILES EAST OF HIS INTENDED COURSE. IN ADDITION, HE WAS RUNNING ONE HOUR OVER THE TIME ALLOTTED FOR THE TRIP. HE LANDED AT CUBA, MO, WHICH WAS ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF HIS DESTINATION, TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL FUEL. THERE WAS NO ONE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE APT, AND FUEL WAS AVAILABLE BY PHONE REQUEST. HE RATIONALIZED HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE HIS DESTINATION, SO HE DEPARTED THE APT. ABOUT 2 MILES SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION THE THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND AN EMERGENCY LDG WAS ATTEMPTED. THE ACFT STRUCK SOME TREES ABOUT 600 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, CARTWHEELED AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT HAD TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, WITH A THREE YEAR OLD SITTING ON THE LAP OF THE OTHER PASSENGER, WITH NO SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS FOR THE CHILD. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS TO BE EMPTY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704LB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704LB-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 15078686, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: 15078686
- Airframe hours: 2582
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dickman Aviation Services, Inc
- Registered owner: Dickman Aviation Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Unknown, June 22, 1988
- Departed: UBX, CUBA, MO
- Destination: KO7, ROLLA, MO
- Airport: K07, Rolla Downtown, runway 27, 3,020 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 89 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: VIH, 10 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 19881217054679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217054679A), Dec 17, 1988: Cessna 150G, Rolla, MO, Substantial damage. Blown off course by wind. Landed but no fuel available,took off to get fuel. Fuel exhaustion on final and hit trees

## Other investigations on N704LB (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 CHI80DEE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE36), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna 150M (N704LB), Wonder Lake, IL, 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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