What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-16) On Monday oct. 13th 1997, pilot blair peterson stated that he took off in N71VL a CE-150 with 1 passenger to check out some hunting areas in st. george Utah. At 800 ft. the engine stopped running. Pilot stated he spotted a clearing next to the road and made a successful landing, although while rolling out the pilot noticed a small wash ahead of him which he could not avoid. The nose wheel broke off and both wing tips impacted the ground. Upon further investigation of the acft by the scottsdale FSDO it was found that both wing tanks had very little fuel in them (3.0 gals. Total). Total unusable fuel on a CE-150 is 3.5 gals. The gasolator bowl was dry with very little residue at the bottom. Spark plugs showed that the engine was running lean at the time the engine quit running. Cause of accident was engine fuel starvation. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) ON MONDAY OCT. 13TH 1997, PILOT BLAIR PETERSON STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF IN N71VL A CE-150 WITH 1 PASSENGER TO CHECK OUT SOME HUNTING AREAS IN ST. GEORGE UTAH. AT 800 FT. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT STATED HE SPOTTED A CLEARING NEXT TO THE ROAD AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING, ALTHOUGH WHILE ROLLING OUT THE PILOT NOTICED A SMALL WASH AHEAD OF HIM WHICH HE COULD NOT AVOID. THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF AND BOTH WING TIPS IMPACTED THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE ACFT BY THE SCOTTSDALE FSDO IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH WING TANKS HAD VERY LITTLE FUEL IN THEM (3.0 GALS. TOTAL). TOTAL UNUSABLE FUEL ON A CE-150 IS 3.5 GALS. THE GASOLATOR BOWL WAS DRY WITH VERY LITTLE RESIDUE AT THE BOTTOM. SPARK PLUGS SHOWED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING LEAN AT THE TIME THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS ENGINE FUEL STARVATION. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.