Cessna 150M accident near Hillsboro, Oregon, July 31, 1991
On July 31, 1991 at about 6:05 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N9190U, was destroyed in an accident near Hillsboro, Oregon (Hillsboro airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REFUEL RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 31, 1991 · about 6:05 pm local time
- Place
- Hillsboro, Oregon · Hillsboro · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N9190U · registry record · serial 15078141
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE THE ACFT WAS ON VFR FINAL APPR FOR LDG, AND THE ACFT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING THE ENSUING FORCED LDG. EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED EXHAUSTION OF THE USABLE FUEL SUPPLY.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 137 hours in all; 20 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 59 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BFI Seattle WA at 3:00 pm
- Destination: HIO Hillsboro OR
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:10 pm from HIO, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9190U the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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