ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36905
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| Date: | Saturday 15 August 1998 |
| Time: | 23:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Schmidt Aquisitions |
| Registration: | N93784 |
| MSN: | 15285550 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6832 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blue Ash, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Terre Haute, IN (HUF) |
| (ISZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot flew to the Air National Guard Base, and performed military duty as a medical officer. That evening he gave a 30-minute orientation ride to a service member, and then departed for his home airport. Approximately 2 miles from his destination the pilot transmitted a Mayday call and announced, 'I'm out of gas and...I cannot make the airport.' The pilot performed a forced landing to the westbound lanes of a highway and collided with a van head on. Examination of the wreckage revealed no odor of fuel at the scene and one gallon of fuel was drained from the tanks. The hobbs meter reflected 3.8 hours of flight time from the pilot's first take-off. The airplane's fuel capacity was 26 gallons, 24.5 gallons of which were usable. The pilot had 99 hours of flight experience, approximately 59 of which were in make and model. CAUSE: the pilot's inaccurate calculation of the fuel which resulted in exhaustion of fuel and subsequent loss of engine power.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X10873
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| 16 August 1998 | N93784 | Schmidt Aquisitions Corp. | Blue Ash, OH | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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