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FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Jefferson, PA · July 10, 1996

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Date
July 10, 1996 · 16:15 local
Place
Jefferson, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N66395
Reported as
Cessna 150M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
290 total230 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N66395Registered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15076019 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on July 10, 1996, at 1615 hours, a Cessna model 150M, registration N66395, registered to infinity aircraft services, inc., made an emergency landing onto a field at Jefferson, PA while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received no damage, and the certificated private pilot was not injured. The flight originated at west chester, PA on July 10, 1996, at 1210 hours. The pilot stated that during preflight the fuel gauges read 7/8 full. This was confirmed with a visual inspection. The aircraft departed brandywine (N99) for hagerstown, MD (hgr). On the return flight to N99, 45 miles east of hgr, at 3,500', the aircraft engine began to sputter. After application of carb. Heat, the engine was still running rough. A decision was made to land. The aircraft landed on a hayfield, and came to rest on a cornfield. Investigation revealed that a total of 4.5 hours of flight time was flown since last refueling. The aircraft's fuel capacity is 26 gallons with 3.5 gallons unusable. Only 2.5 gallons of fuel was drained from the aircraft at the incident site. A determination has been made that fuel exhaustion made the engine sputter. privacy data omitted This case is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 10, 1996, AT 1615 HOURS, A CESSNA MODEL 150M, REGISTRATION N66395, REGISTERED TO INFINITY AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC., MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A FIELD AT JEFFERSON, PA WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEST CHESTER, PA ON JULY 10, 1996, AT 1210 HOURS. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING PREFLIGHT THE FUEL GAUGES READ 7/8 FULL. THIS WAS CONFIRMED WITH A VISUAL INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BRANDYWINE (N99) FOR HAGERSTOWN, MD (HGR). ON THE RETURN FLIGHT TO N99, 45 MILES EAST OF HGR, AT 3,500', THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. AFTER APPLICATION OF CARB. HEAT, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH. A DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A HAYFIELD, AND CAME TO REST ON A CORNFIELD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A TOTAL OF 4.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME WAS FLOWN SINCE LAST REFUELING. THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL CAPACITY IS 26 GALLONS WITH 3.5 GALLONS UNUSABLE. ONLY 2.5 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE INCIDENT SITE. A DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE THAT FUEL EXHAUSTION MADE THE ENGINE SPUTTER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.