- Date
- March 21, 1990, 22:00 local (Mar 22, 1990, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Concordia, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3650JCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900321005019A
- Case key
- 34948
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Probable cause
Inadequate pre-flight planning and preparation, misjudged fuel consumption calculations and re-fueling not performed by the pilot in command.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt said that while cruising, during a night cross-country flight, the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. An emergency ldg was attempted on an interstate highway which resulted in a nose over. Post-accident investigation revealed the fuel tanks to be empty of usable fuel. The plt said he encountered stronger than anticipated head winds, contributing to lower ground speeds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3650J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064950
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frank G. Woods
- Departed
- JEF · Jefferson City, MO
- Destination
- K59 · Atchinson, KS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 197 total · 6 in this make and model · 167 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- MKC, 60 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.