# Accident 19991105036659A: Cessna 150M, Jacksonville, NC, November 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1999, 12:58 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8892° N, 77.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8892&lon=-77.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714RA-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,383 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991105036659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) MR. KARUP WAS PROVIDING SUPERVISION TO A STUDENT PILOT ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM JACKSONVILLE, NC (OAJ), TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC (CRE), ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1999. THE STUDENT (JOHN MURPHY) CONDUCTED THE PREFLIGHT, OBTAINED THE WEATHER BRIEFING, AND FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT FUEL QUANTITY WAS NOT CONFIRMED BY MR. KURUP IN JACKSONVILLE, NOR CHECKED BY EITHER INDIVIDUAL AT CRE.  ON THE RETURN LEG, APPROX. ABEAM OF WILMINGTON, NC, THE AIRCRAFT EXHAUSTED ALL FUEL ON BOARD.  MR. KURUP REPORTED TO APPROACH CONTROL THAT THEY HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND WAS MAKING A FORCED LANDING.  MR. KURUP TOOK THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD.  THE FIELD CONTAINED TREE LOGS AND WAS SWAMPY.  ON ROLL OUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER COLLIDING WITH LOGS AND MUD.  BOTH WINGS, EMPENNAGE, PROPELER, ENGINE NOSEWHEEL, AND FIREWALL SUSTAINED DAMAGE.  MR. KURP AND MR. MURPHY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED.  MR. KURUP EXAMINED THE FUEL TANKS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND CONFIRMED FUEL EXHAUSTION. (.4) THE CFI STATED HE DID NOT VERIFY THE FUEL QUANTITY DURING THE STUDENT PILOTS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, AT AN INTERMEDIATE STOP, AND HE FAILED TO ENSURE THER E WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD WHERE THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH LOGS AND MUD BOULDERS DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA022), Nov 5, 1999: Cessna 150M (N714RA), Jacksonville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper supervision of the student pilot during preflight and improper fuel management ensuring there was sufficient fuel for the planned flight. This resulted in a total…

## Other reports on N714RA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910613032809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910613032809I), Jun 13, 1991: Cessna 150M (N714RA), White Lake, NC. Engine lost power. Forced landing on a highway. Found both rocker arm bosses broken.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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