# NTSB SEA95LA166: Cessna 150J, N61284, West Jordan, UT, July 30, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 30, 1995, 11:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: West Jordan, UT
- Coordinates: 40.619964, -111.979675 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6200&lon=-111.9797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA95LA166
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42208/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA166

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO INITIATING HIS CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT RESULTING IN A TOTAL POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRPLANE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS SINCE ITS MOST RECENT REFUELING TWO DAYS PREVIOUSLY. ABOUT 2 HOURS 20 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING MOAB, THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POLE DURING A FORCED LANDING INTO A SCHOOL YARD.

## Factual narrative

On July 30, 1995, approximately 1150 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 150, N61284, collided with a pole during a forced landing near West Jordan, Utah. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The personal pleasure flight, which departed Moab, Utah, about two hours and twenty minutes earlier, was en route to Bountiful, Utah, at the time of the accident. The aircraft was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report of an ELT activation.

According to the pilot, he had not topped off his fuel tanks prior to departing Moab, and he ran out of fuel attempting to reach the Bountiful Airport. Prior to the date of this flight, he had flown the airplane approximately 1.5 hours since it had been fueled.  During an attempted forced landing in a nearby school yard, the aircraft collided with poles supporting playground equipment.

## 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
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, emergency landing
- On ground/water collision with object, emergency landing
  - object - pole

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61284](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61284-2020-08-02), registration cancelled 2020-08-02, S/N 15070941, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15070941
- Airframe hours: 4700
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Richard W. Baggett
- Registered owner: Fields, Jim
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: CNY, MOAB, UT
- Destination: BTF, BOUNTIFUL, UT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 990 total, 146 in this make and model, 905 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °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 19950730020229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950730020229A), Jul 30, 1995: Cessna 150J, West Jordan, UT, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Collided with trees trying to land in school yard.

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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