ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147934
Last updated: 23 July 2020
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| Date: | 24-AUG-2012 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N63672 |
| C/n / msn: | 15077473 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Arrow Rock, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marshall, MO (MHL) |
| Marshall, MO (MHL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The pilot departed on a local flight with enough fuel for the planned 1-hour flight. However, he flew longer than planned and exhausted the usable fuel as he was returning to land. The engine lost total power, and the pilot performed a forced landing in a pasture, during which the airplane’s fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot indicated that he purchased fuel at a local airport during his flight. However, personnel at that airport recalled that the accident airplane performed a touch-and-go landing, and the pilot did not stop or purchase fuel there. A postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no usable fuel in the fuel tanks or fuel strainer.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management and in-flight decision making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120828X94916&key=1
FAA register: http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1885986.html
http://www.kmzu.com/plane-crashes-in-saline-county/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=63672
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2012 22:40 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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