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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A150M · Auburn, CA · February 16, 1998

Date: February 16, 1998 · 09:55 local
Place: Auburn, CA
Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2789J
Reported as: Cessna A150M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,950 total600 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N2789JRegistered now · Cessna A150MS/N A1500601 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna A150M Engine 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: pilot departed placerville airport with approximately 1/4 fuel and flew to Auburn, CA. Based on fuel gauge reading, he thought that he had enough fuel to fly from Auburn, CA to cameron park, CA. Shortly after take off from Auburn, the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion and pilot landed in a field adjacent to the airport. There was minor damage to the airplane and no injury to pilot and passenger.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED PLACERVILLE AIRPORT WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/4 FUEL AND FLEW TO AUBURN, CA. BASED ON FUEL GAUGE READING, HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO FLY FROM AUBURN, CA TO CAMERON PARK, CA. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM AUBURN, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND NO INJURY TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.