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A single-engine Cessna 150J, N60860, crashed near Buffalo, IA, on April 22, 2023. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot had minor injuries.

The crash was caused by a loss of engine power from fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Contributing factors were unreliable fuel quantity gauges and an improperly adjusted mixture control, which increased fuel consumption above what was anticipated by the owner's manual.