# NTSB SEA07CA105: Cessna 150E, N6251T, Shawnee, OK, April 18, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 18, 2007, 15:50 local (20:50 UTC) - Place: Shawnee, OK - Coordinates: 35.363056, -96.949165 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3631&lon=-96.9492&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 65599 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA07CA105 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65599/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA105 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate inflight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. A factor was the tree. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency landing - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while descending through approximately 2,300 feet mean sea level, about 4.5 miles from his destination airport, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot stated that he began gliding toward the runway, but about 1.75 miles from the runway his altitude became "extremely low." The pilot further reported that due to highway traffic and housing in the area, he chose to land in a field. The pilot reported that after touching down in an easterly direction the airplane struck a tree with its left wing, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position facing northeast. A Federal Aviation Administration air safety inspector, who traveled to the accident site, reported that neither fuel tank was breached, and with the exception of the unusable fuel, both of the airplane's fuel tanks were void of any fuel. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while descending through approximately 2,300 feet mean sea level, about 4.5 miles from his destination airport, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot stated that he began gliding toward the runway, but about 1.75 miles from the runway his altitude became "extremely low." The pilot further reported that due to highway traffic and housing in the area, he chose to land in a field. The pilot reported that after touching down in an easterly direction the airplane struck a tree with its left wing, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position facing northeast. A Federal Aviation Administration air safety inspector, who traveled to the accident site, reported that neither fuel tank was breached, and with the exception of the unusable fuel, both of the airplane's fuel tanks were void of any fuel. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6251T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6251T), registered now, S/N 15060951 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150E - Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15060951 - Engines: Continental O-200 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Jim Taheri - Registered owner: Jim Taheri - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: WPA, Oklahoma City, OK - Destination: SNL, Shawnee, OK - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: SNL, Shawnee Regional Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 265 total, 110 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 355° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °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 20070418007019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070418007019A), Apr 18, 2007: Cessna 150E, Shawnee, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 18, 2007, at approximately 15:15 hours, the pilot departed wiley post airport (pwa) for a destination of Shawnee municipal airport (snl). At… ## Other investigations on N6251T (3) 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 FTW74DPM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPM04), Aug 4, 1973: Cessna 150E (N6251T), Warner, OK, substantial damage - [NTSB FTW68D0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0026-113965), Sep 30, 1967: Cessna 150E (N6251T), Mill Creek, OK, substantial damage - [NTSB FTW67F0328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0328), Nov 8, 1966: Cessna 150E (N6251T), Mannsville, OK, 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/). 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