19870421010709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · West Memphis, AR · April 21, 1987

Date
April 21, 1987 · 08:20 local
Place
West Memphis, AR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N704UU
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87LA086
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total80 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine failed from fuel exhaustion and the aircraft nosed over on landing. Fuel gauge indicating incorrectly.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING. FUEL GAUGE INDICATING INCORRECTLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.