NTSB investigations: Cessna 150L
99 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 150L, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 6 |
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| 1983 | 7 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071826')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 353))
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SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071826')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CHI07CA190Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Salem, ILThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion which resulted in a forced landing. Additional causes were the certified flight instructor's inadequate preflight supervision. Factors contributing to the accident were the disorientation encountered by the…NTSB ATL06CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Bunn, NCThe pilot's improper preflight inspection resulting in a total loss of engine power due to water ingestion, a forced landing to none suitable soft ground, and a nose over.NTSB DFW06CA045Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Tulsa, OKThe pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB NYC06CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Shelburne, VTThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB CHI05CA222Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Hillsboro, ILThe improper preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and fuel exhaustion during cruise flight.NTSB CHI05LA110Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Buffalo Grove, ILA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during approach, inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the certified flight instruction (CFI), and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the CFI during the forced landing. An additional cause was the…NTSB FTW04CA239Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Mountain Home, TXThe pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB CHI04LA057Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Corydon, INThe student pilot become lost during the cross country flight and the instructor's inadequate supervision of both the flight and preflight planning. This led to the in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, a forced landing, and impact with…NTSB CHI03LA323Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Siloam Springs, ARA loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate planning/decision resulting in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the trees and the night conditions.NTSB CHI03LA245Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Pine Bluff, ARInadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion during the cross country flight. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain encountered during the forced landing.NTSB ATL02LA045Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Panama City Bch, FLThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat that resulted in the loss of engine power. A factor was weather conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB FTW01LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Iowa Park, TXfuel exhaustion during takeoff due to the pilot's failure to refuel.NTSB FTW01LA028Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Valley Spring, TXthe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion after the pilot became lost during cruise flight. A contributing factor was the dark night condition.NTSB FTW01LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Nashville, ARThe pilot's failure to refuel resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB SEA00LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Nampa, IDThe pilot's improper use of the mixture control.NTSB FTW98LA268Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Taft, TXThe pilot's failure to ensure that there was adequate fuel for the planned flight on board the airplane during the preflight inspection which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's misjudgment of the glide distance…NTSB NYC98LA116Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Blakeslee, PAThe pilot's inadequate preflight resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's failure to refuel the aircraft prior to departing.NTSB LAX98LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Temple Bar, AZthe pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the terrain condition (ditch) in the emergency landing area.NTSB LAX97LA322Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Hilo, HIfailure of the pilot to verify the quantity of fuel before departure, and to monitor fuel consumption during the flight, which led to fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Tall grass in the emergency landing was a related factor.NTSB LAX97LA186Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Groveland, CAwas fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the lack of preflight review by the student's flight instructor and training.NTSB LAX97LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Nogales, AZLoss of engine power due to fuel contamination resulting from the pilot's inadequate fuel storage and filtering procedures.NTSB IAD96LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Hope, MEinadequate preflight, by not refueling the airplane during an en route stop, which led to fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB IAD96LA111Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Vincent, OHthe instructor's inadequate supervision by allowing the student and himself to become lost, his inadequate inflight planning/decision by failing to ensure the airplane was safely landed before fuel was exhausted, and his selection of unsuitable terrain for a…NTSB FTW96LA247Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Levelland, TXThe student pilot's improper use of mixture control resulting in a loss of engine power. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB CHI96LA128Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Sikeston, MOThe pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor icing and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: carburetor icing (weather) conditions, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the make and…NTSB LAX96LA151Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Sacramento, CAA loss of engine power due to carburetor ice and the student's failure to use carburetor heat. The carburetor icing (weather) condition was a related factor.NTSB ATL96LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Sun City, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Darkness was a related factor.NTSB CHI96LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Peosta, IAthe pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight inspection and failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CHI95LA264Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Murphysboro, ILthe pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which led to a loss of power due to carburetor ice, and his failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing. The carburetor icing conditions were a factor.NTSB LAX95LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · North Las Vegas, NVthe pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions, and his failure to initiate remedial actions in a timely fashion.NTSB SEA94LA233Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Cheyenne, WYFuel deterioration and/or contamination, and the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with a known problem.NTSB MIA94LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Ocean Springs, MSThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI94LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Waubay, SDthe pilot-in-command's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident is the false indications on the fuel gauges.NTSB ANC94LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Big Lake, AKLoss of engine power due to improper procedures used by the PIC. A factor contributing to the accident was the snow covered terrain.NTSB LAX94LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Van Nuys, CAthe pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation and fuel consumption calculations. Fuel exhaustion is a factor in this accident.NTSB LAX93LA346Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Chemehuevi Valy, CAA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable nature of the terrain for the forced landing attempt.NTSB MIA93LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Fort Myers, FLFailure of the pilot-in-command to perform in-flight fuel consumption calculations. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a factor.NTSB BFO93LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Fairmont, WVFailure of the pilots to properly clear the engine during the approach.NTSB LAX92LA298Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Pittsburg, CAThe pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation and fuel consumption calculations. The rough/uneven terrain is a factor in this accident.NTSB NYC92LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Bethel Park, PAThe failure of the pilot to determine the fuel quantity prior to departure, which resulted in a power loss due to fuel exhaustion, over unsuitable terrain. Factors related to the accident were an improperly reading right fuel gauge, and an improperly adjusted…NTSB LAX92LA243Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Tucson, AZThe pilot's failure to follow v.f.r. procedures; inadequate preflight planning/preperation; and improper fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion.NTSB CHI92LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Evansville, INThe pilot's misjudgement of fuel supply.NTSB LAX92LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Mesquite, NVThe pilot's poor preflight planning and improper fuel consumption calculations. Factors relating to this accident were fuel exhaustion, and the unsuitable terrain, and lack of understanding of the airplane's fuel system.NTSB BFO92LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Lynchburg, VAThe pilot's poor in-flight decision making resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overall lack of experience.NTSB SEA92LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Tacoma, WAThe pilot's improper use of remedial action when he encountered carburetor icing. Factors include carburetor ice and carburetor icing conditions.NTSB NYC91LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Chambersburg, PACarburetor ice and the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. A factor related to the accident was: carburetor icing (weather conditions).NTSB MIA91LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Miami, FLTotal loss of engine power due to inadvertent use of the mixture control by the student, inadequate supervision by the CFI, and delayed remedial action by the CFI resulting in the off airport landing.NTSB CHI91LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Bemidji, MNThe pilot's improper preflight inspection of the airplane.NTSB LAX90LA327Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Palm Springs, CAFuel exhaustion. Contributing factors related to the pilot's improper preflight preparation, and his lack of total experience.NTSB ATL90LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Blountville, TNThe pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion.