Cessna 150K accident near Houston, Texas, April 13, 1993
On April 13, 1993 at about 2:00 am local time, a Cessna 150K, registered N6099G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Houston, Texas (William P. Hobby airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE EXISTING NIGHT CONDITIONS
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 13, 1993 · about 2:00 am local time
- Place
- Houston, Texas · William P. Hobby · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150K · all 150Ks on the register
- Registration
- N6099G · registry record · serial 15071599
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AND FORTY FIVE MINUTES AND WHEN CLEARED FOR LANDING AT HIS DESTINATION, HE REPORTED TO THE CONTROL TOWER THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. HE THEN REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD QUIT AND HE DID NOT THINK HE COULD MAKE THE RUNWAY FROM HIS CURRENT ALTITUDE OF 1,800 FEET MSL. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD APPROXIMATELY 1,331 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 17. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON IMPACT AND THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 17 FEET WHERE IT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS AND NO LEAKAGE WAS REPORTED BY AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL. THE CARBURETOR'S VENTURI WAS FOUND TO BE DIRTY
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The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 233 hours in all; 69 in this make and model; 112 in the last 90 days; 34 in the last 30 days; 196 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,422 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 2, 2000; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: F67 Grand Prairie TX at 11:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 6,000 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, bright
- Wind: from 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 1,600 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:50 am from HOU, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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