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DEN89LA198

1989-08-22 · LOGAN, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N6697G

Make / Model
CESSNA 150L
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19700916
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8D8FC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND A FENCE IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE PLT WAS RETURNING FROM A NIGHT X-COUNTRY FLT. HE SAID HE WAS AT NORMAL CRUISE AT 8000 FT & 8 MI FROM THE DESTINATION, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER & HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. HE LANDED IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PLANE WENT THRU A FENCE, NOSED OVER & CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PLT SAID HE HAD FLOWN 3 HRS ON THIS TANK OF FUEL & SHOULD HAVE HAD 1 HR LEFT. HOWEVER, A POST-ACDNT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL ENGINE FAILURE. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR, FUEL GASCOLATOR OR FUEL PUMP. ONE GALLON OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK & NONE IN THE LEFT. NO EVIDENCE OF A FUEL SPILL WAS FOUND AT THE CRASH SCENE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_DEN89LA198.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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