NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX91LA216
Registry · N6583G
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 150L
Year of manufacture
1970 · 21 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19700827
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8AD3A
Registrant of record
RUSCH STEVEN A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOTS NEGLECT TO CALCULATE THE AIRCRAFTS FUEL CONSUMPTION AND HIS FAILURE TO SERVICE THE AIRCRAFT WITH FUEL PRIOR TO THE LAST TAKEOFF. THE WIRE ACROSS THE AIRCRAFTS FLIGHT PATH DURING THE FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
Factual narrative
AFTER ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO REFUELING PERSONNEL AVAILABLE TO SERVICE HIS AIRCRAFT. HE TOOK OFF TO FLY TO A NEARBY AIRPORT TO REFUEL. DURING THE CLIMB THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT ENTERED A FORCED LANDING DESCENT, IMPACTING WIRES BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1991_LAX91LA216.txt.
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