# NTSB NYC94LA086: Cessna 150M, N3335V, Addison, NY, May 21, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 21, 1994, 14:37 local (18:37 UTC) - Place: Addison, NY - Coordinates: 42.100494, -77.229072 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1005&lon=-77.2291&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report December 2, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38756 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC94LA086 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38756/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA086 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH TREES. ## 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 (contributing factor) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) (cause) ## Analysis THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE CRUISING, HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUEL SUPPLY. HE CHANGED HIS DESTINATION TO A CLOSER AIRPORT, BUT THE ENGINE QUIT BEFORE REACHING THAT AIRPORT. HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD; OVERSHOT THE LANDING SITE AND IMPACTED TREES. THE FAA FOUND NO FUEL IN ONE TANK AND A SMALL QUANTITY OF FUEL IN THE OTHER. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 5.3 HOURS IN THIS MODEL AIRPLANE AND 3.5 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. ## Factual narrative On Saturday, May 21, 1994, at 1437 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3335V, piloted by Robert G. Gannon, and registered to Sky Park, Inc., sustained substantial damage during a forced landing in Addison, New York. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was operated under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot departed Cleveland, Ohio, destined for Binghamton, New York. During the flight, he became concerned about the fuel supply; therefore, he changed his destination to a closer airport near Elmira, New York. Before he could land, the engine quit. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field; however, he overshot the field and impacted trees. A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector, Lauren C. Dates, examined the wreckage and observed no fuel in the left tank and about 3 gallons in the right tank. The pilot had a total flight time of 90 hours, with 5.3 hours in the Cessna 150. He had flown a total of 3.5 hours in the last 90 days, all of which was in this make and model. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3335V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3335V-1996-03-09), registration cancelled 1996-03-09, S/N 15076464 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15076464 - Airframe hours: 4934 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Sky Park, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BKL, CLEVELAND, OH - Destination: ELM, ELMIRA, NY ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 90 total, 5 in this make and model, 58 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), Day - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg ## 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 19940521011929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011929A), May 21, 1994: Cessna 150M, Addison, NY, Substantial damage. Noted low fuel status. Diverted to closer airport. Engine quit. Overshot open field into trees. Fuel tanks empty. ## Other investigations on N3335V (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 CHI76FEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE50), Apr 9, 1976: Cessna 150M (N3335V), Justice, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.