Cessna 150 N61064
11 February 1989 · Wayland, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 February 1989 at about 17:24 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N61064 was involved in an accident near Wayland, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wayland, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.3993, -91.5910
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N61064
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Creve Coeur → Jacksonville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC89LA057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT BECOMING LOST DURING THE FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PVT PILOT SAID THAT HE INTENDED TO FLY DUE NORTH ABOUT 65 MLES TO PURCHASE ACFT FUEL. AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS FLIGHT TIME HE WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY HIS POSITION BY CIRCLING A MUNICIPAL WATER TOWER. HE WAS AWARE OF HIS DWINDLING FUEL SUPPPLY AND HAD PICKED OUT A FARM FIELD TO LAND ON, WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT, HE CLIPPED SOME TREES, THEN COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIS ORIGINAL INTENDED DESTINATION APT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PLT LEFT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150F | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150 | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | Air East | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1989 | Cessna 150M | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1989 | Cessna 150L | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Gull Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150M | Miramar, Florida, United States | Tursair, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1989 | Cessna T210 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1989 | Beechcraft 35 | Mountain View, Missouri, United States | Morton, Gary L. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1989 | Bellanca 17-30 | Gainesville, Missouri, United States | Miller, William A. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1989 | Cessna 152 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-28-161 | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | Fritz, Michael A. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-25-235 | Auxvasse, Missouri, United States | Rufener, James E | Fatal | 1 |