# NTSB Accident LAX89LA200
> **CESSNA 150L** · 1989-05-21 · BAKERSFIELD, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA200
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28356
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-21
- **Location:** BAKERSFIELD, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.539608, -118.91085
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 150L
- **Registration:** N18515
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY PLAN FOR THE FLIGHT IN THAT HE DID NOT CALCULATE THE FUEL CONSUMPTION ACCURATELY, FAILED TO PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE FUEL RESERVES, AND ALSO FAILED TO LAND AT AIRPORTS SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION EVEN THOUGH HE WAS AWARE OF HIS LOW FUEL STATE.

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