ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179902
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| Date: | Saturday 26 September 2015 |
| Time: | 03:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F Commuter |
| Owner/operator: | Pilot |
| Registration: | N6922F |
| MSN: | 15063522 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3443 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Smith Field Airport (KSMD), Fort Wayne, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Wayne, IN (SMD) |
| Fort Wayne, IN (SMD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot stated that he departed on a series of local flights with about 1 hour, 10 minutes of fuel onboard. The pilot stated that he made two 15-minute flights, and, about 1 minute after takeoff on the third flight, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot performed a forced landing, during which the airplane struck a power line, a house, and terrain. Examination of the fuel tanks revealed no useable fuel; neither tank was breached during the accident. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. Therefore, it is likely that the pilot miscalculated the total amount of fuel onboard and, thus, the total flight time before fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6922F
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2015 14:15 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Sep-2015 17:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Date] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 14:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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