19961225040199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Austin, TX · December 25, 1996

Date: December 25, 1996 · 12:05 local
Place: Austin, TX
Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N66773
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA072
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 168 total65 in this make and model

N66773Registration cancelled Jun 30, 2017 · Cessna 150MS/N 15076267 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Near destination aus declared low fuel state. Tried for field. Hit wires and house. Fuel tanks were empty. (-23) pilot stated that he checked fuel on board prior to departing addison airport (adt) by removing the filler caps and could "see fuel in the tanks." There was a very slight amount of fuel leakage from the aircraft (a few drops) after it came to rest on the roof of the building. Upon removal from the building another examination of the fuel tanks revealed they were empty.

As the FAA filed it

NEAR DESTINATION AUS DECLARED LOW FUEL STATE. TRIED FOR FIELD. HIT WIRES AND HOUSE. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE CHECKED FUEL ON BOARD PRIOR TO DEPARTING ADDISON AIRPORT (ADT) BY REMOVING THE FILLER CAPS AND COULD "SEE FUEL IN THE TANKS." THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE AIRCRAFT (A FEW DROPS) AFTER IT CAME TO REST ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING. UPON REMOVAL FROM THE BUILDING ANOTHER EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED THEY WERE EMPTY.

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 FTW97LA072Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAustin, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the pilot's improper preflight inspection of the fuel system.Dec 25, 1996 · Substantial damage