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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Friendly, MD · August 21, 2000

Date: August 21, 2000 · 21:05 local
Place: Friendly, MD
Airport: Potomac Airfield Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8709G
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC00LA235
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 30 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N8709GRegistration cancelled Dec 13, 2012 · Cessna 150FS/N 15062809 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot solo cross country. At 1602 pilot departed vkx to oxb via sby with landings at sby and oxb returning to vkx. Student had trouble identifying ocean city airport. Upon arrival at Potomac airfield he could not identify location of airport due to it being night time. Approximate computed time enroute was over 4 hours and 30 minutes, depleting fuel supply. Pilot crashed off field due to fuel starvation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. AT 1602 PILOT DEPARTED VKX TO OXB VIA SBY WITH LANDINGS AT SBY AND OXB RETURNING TO VKX. STUDENT HAD TROUBLE IDENTIFYING OCEAN CITY AIRPORT. UPON ARRIVAL AT POTOMAC AIRFIELD HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY LOCATION OF AIRPORT DUE TO IT BEING NIGHT TIME. APPROXIMATE COMPUTED TIME ENROUTE WAS OVER 4 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES, DEPLETING FUEL SUPPLY. PILOT CRASHED OFF FIELD DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC00LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFriendly, MDThe pilot's inability to locate the airport, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor related to the accident was the night light conditions.Aug 22, 2000 · Substantial damage