# NTSB Accident FTW99LA272
> **Cessna 150F** · 1999-10-01 · POTEAU, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99LA272
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19778
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-01
- **Location:** POTEAU, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.039211, -94.630485
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150F
- **Registration:** N8092S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The instructor pilot's inadequate in-flight decision making, which resulted in the continued flight with a disabled generator and subsequent total failure of the electrical system.  Factors were the installation of the inadequate generator fuse by unknown person(s), the instructor's failure to refuel the airplane prior to the flight, and the dark night conditions.

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