What happened
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(.19) On August 1, 1999, about 1354 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3206V, registered to a private individual, operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed on approach to Donaldson Center Airport, Greenville, south carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage, the private-rated pilot was not injured, and a passenger received minor injuries. The flight originated from myrtle beach, south carolina, about 2 hours 38 minutes before the accident. According to the pilot, he left the ramp at myrtle beach with a full left wing tank, (about 13 gallons and 1/4 to 1/2 indicating on the right fuel gage. He was at 2,6000 feet MSL, and about 3 miles from his landing airport, when the cabin and engine began to vibrate and the engine quit. He set up a glide for the closed runway at Donaldson Center Airport, but did not make it to the runway, and impacted an embankment short of the runway. (.4) the pilot stated he left his origination airport with a topped off left wing tank and 1/4 to 1/2 showing on the right wing tank. At about 3 miles from his destination, at about 1,500 feet AGL, the en gine vibrated and quit. The pilot tried to glide to an off duty runway but collided with a dirt embankment short of the runway. About 3 quarts of fuel were drained from the airplane's total fuel system, postcrash, and no evidence of any precrash fuel leakage could be found. (-23) on August 1, 1999, at approximately 1345 EST a Cessna 150M, N3206V made a forced landing approximately 20 yards from an inactive runway at Donaldson Center Airport (7A1) in Greenville SC, and came to a rest on a dirt embankment approximately 3 yards from the inactive runway. The pilot experienced a total loss of engine power upon approach to Donaldson center enroute from myrtle beach international airport (myr) in myrtle beach, SC.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 1, 1999, ABOUT 1354 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N3206V, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON APPROACH TO DONALDSON CENTER AIRPORT, GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND A PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA, ABOUT 2 HOURS 38 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LEFT THE RAMP AT MYRTLE BEACH WITH A FULL LEFT WING TANK, (ABOUT 13 GALLONS AND 1/4 TO 1/2 INDICATING ON THE RIGHT FUEL GAGE. HE WAS AT 2,6000 FEET MSL, AND ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HIS LANDING AIRPORT, WHEN THE CABIN AND ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HE SET UP A GLIDE FOR THE CLOSED RUNWAY AT DONALDSON CENTER AIRPORT, BUT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. (.4) THE PILOT STATED HE LEFT HIS ORIGINATION AIRPORT WITH A TOPPED OFF LEFT WING TANK AND 1/4 TO 1/2 SHOWING ON THE RIGHT WING TANK. AT ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION, AT ABOUT 1,500 FEET AGL, THE EN GINE VIBRATED AND QUIT. THE PILOT TRIED TO GLIDE TO AN OFF DUTY RUNWAY BUT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. ABOUT 3 QUARTS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE AIRPLANE'S TOTAL FUEL SYSTEM, POSTCRASH, AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRECRASH FUEL LEAKAGE COULD BE FOUND. (-23) ON AUGUST 1, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 EST A CESSNA 150M, N3206V MADE A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS FROM AN INACTIVE RUNWAY AT DONALDSON CENTER AIRPORT (7A1) IN GREENVILLE SC, AND CAME TO A REST ON A DIRT EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 3 YARDS FROM THE INACTIVE RUNWAY. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER UPON APPROACH TO DONALDSON CENTER ENROUTE FROM MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MYR) IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC.
NTSB investigation
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