19941221042029A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Wheeling, WV · December 21, 1994

Date: December 21, 1994 · 18:25 local
Place: Wheeling, WV
Airport: Wheeling-Ohio County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7175S
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC95LA045
Reported as: Cessna 150H
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N7175SRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2002 · Cessna 150HS/N 15067875 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 150H Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported a loss of fuel and hit short of runway into an embankment. (.4)the student pilot was conducting a solo, cross-country flight. He became lost and disoriented as he returned to his departure airport. He was vectored to an airport and started a visual approach. The engine quit on short final, and he was unable to glide to the runway. The airplane impacted a fence. The FAA examined the airplane and found one gallon of fuel in the tanks. The student, who owned the airplane, did not obtain his instructor's authorization for the cross country.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF FUEL AND HIT SHORT OF RUNWAY INTO AN EMBANKMENT. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE BECAME LOST AND DISORIENTED AS HE RETURNED TO HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT. HE WAS VECTORED TO AN AIRPORT AND STARTED A VISUAL APPROACH. THE ENGINE QUIT ON SHORT FINAL, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FENCE. THE FAA EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND ONE GALLON OF FUEL IN THE TANKS. THE STUDENT, WHO OWNED THE AIRPLANE, DID NOT OBTAIN HIS INSTRUCTOR'S AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC95LA045Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWheeling, WVThe student pilot's inadequately planned cross-country flight, and his subsequent disorientation, resulting in fuel exhaustion and a collision with an object.Dec 21, 1994 · Destroyed