Cessna 150G accident near Seagoville, Texas, September 20, 2025
On September 20, 2025 at about 1:59 am local time, a 1967 Cessna 150G, registered N2500Q, was substantially damaged in an accident during enroute (descent) near Seagoville, Texas (Lancaster Regional airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 20, 2025 · about 1:59 am local time
- Place
- Seagoville, Texas · Lancaster Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G, built 1967 · all 150Gs on the register
- Registration
- N2500Q · registry record · serial 15066600
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot and pilot rated passenger were on a cross country flight when the airplane’s engine stopped. The pilot conducted a forced landing to a field. The airplane struck a fence and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and wings. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks were not breached and contained no usable fuel. After the accident, the pilot stated that he was surprised they ran out of fuel and will use this accident as a lesson learned.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Fuel exhaustion during enroute (descent) defining event
- Off-field or emergency landing during landing (flare/touchdown)
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Planning/preparation › Fuel planning › Pilot
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Decision making/judgment › Pilot
- Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware › Fluids › Fuel › Fluid level
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Fence/fence post › Contributed to outcome
Flight instructor
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: unmanned (suas)
- Flight time: 767 hours in all; 208 in this make and model; 108 in the last 90 days; 60 in the last 30 days; 668 as pilot in command; 255 on instruments
- Last flight review: March 5, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 552 hours in all; 85 in this make and model; 297 in the last 90 days; 116 in the last 30 days; 463 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 30, 2025
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,188 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 11, 2025
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 3,968 hours total
- Operator: Saydun LLC
The flight
- Departed from: CDH Camden AR at 11:00 pm
- Destination: LNC Lancaster TX
- Flight plan: none
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observation at 8:55 pm from KLNC, 10 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KLNC 200155Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 27/18 A2998
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
5 documents, released by the NTSB on January 15, 2026. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 - First Pilot | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1-SECOND Pilot | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Photos | PDF, 3 pages · our copy | View Download |
| 4 | Mor-airplane Owner | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 5 | Mor-pilot | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
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