What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power near destination. Nosed over landing in field. Fuel exhaustion. Cessna 150 and 152 limited fuel supply. (.4)during a cross-country flight, the engine lost power as the pilot was descending to land at the destination airport. The pilot made an emergency landing in a field before reaching the airport, and the airplane was damaged. On-scene investigation of the accident revealed no usable fuel remaining in the fuel tanks and no evidence of fuel leakage. (-23)after a 15 minute runup, pilot departed orlando executive airport (orl) at 1033 local time enroute to anericus souther field (acj). At 1356 local time, after 3 hours 23 minutes flight time, pilot reported loss of power. Aircraft crashed in a field and inverted nose to tail. Interview with the pilot and review of pilot's navigation log revealed that the pilot incorrectly planned for 37.5 gallons of fuel to be available, with a 6 gph fuel consumption rate. The aircraft was properly placarded 13 gallons at each tank filler point, which would allow for approximately 4 hours of total fuel. On site investigation revealed no usable fuel was remaining in the tanks, no fuel leakage was evident at the site, and fuel gages indicated empty. The aircraft engine was restarted after fuel was provided. Fuel exhaustion was determined to be the cause of power loss and subsequent accident. Aircraft crashed in a farmed field 7 nautical miles southwest of acj.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER NEAR DESTINATION. NOSED OVER LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL EXHAUSTION. CESSNA 150 AND 152 LIMITED FUEL SUPPLY. (.4)DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AS THE PILOT WAS DESCENDING TO LAND AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD BEFORE REACHING THE AIRPORT, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO USABLE FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANKS AND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE. (-23)AFTER A 15 MINUTE RUNUP, PILOT DEPARTED ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (ORL) AT 1033 LOCAL TIME ENROUTE TO ANERICUS SOUTHER FIELD (ACJ). AT 1356 LOCAL TIME, AFTER 3 HOURS 23 MINUTES FLIGHT TIME, PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD AND INVERTED NOSE TO TAIL. INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT AND REVIEW OF PILOT'S NAVIGATION LOG REVEALED THAT THE PILOT INCORRECTLY PLANNED FOR 37.5 GALLONS OF FUEL TO BE AVAILABLE, WITH A 6 GPH FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY PLACARDED 13 GALLONS AT EACH TANK FILLER POINT, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS OF TOTAL FUEL. ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO USABLE FUEL WAS REMAINING IN THE TANKS, NO FUEL LEAKAGE WAS EVIDENT AT THE SITE, AND FUEL GAGES INDICATED EMPTY. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER FUEL WAS PROVIDED. FUEL EXHAUSTION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF POWER LOSS AND SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FARMED FIELD 7 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF ACJ.
NTSB investigation
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