Accident · 1999-09-12

NTSB case FTW99LA257 · Cessna 150J · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-09-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 150J (N50495)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CLASSIC AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CLASSIC AVIATION INC.

Probable cause

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to refuel the airplane. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Source: NTSB case FTW99LA257

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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