20040116001639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Corydon, IN · January 16, 2004

Date: January 16, 2004 · 18:30 local
Place: Corydon, IN
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N17254
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA057
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 18 total18 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N17254Registration cancelled Aug 7, 2013 · Cessna 150LS/N 15073690 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot departed madison, Indiana at 1630L on January 16, 2004, on a cross country training flight to middletown, Ohio and return to madison, Indiana. On board fuel was full in left and right wing. Student pilot overflew the destination airport, middletown, Ohio and does not recall his arrival time at middletown. Departure time from middletown, Ohio was 1735L (official sunset was 1739L) fuel in the left wing was 1/2 and fuel in the right wing was 3/4. Student pilot stated he was not qualified for night flight and could not get the airport lights at madison, Indiana to activate. He continued on course, over-flying madison, Indiana and flew until the fuel was depleted. Aircraft impacted trees in a heavily wooded area near the town of Corydon, Indiana. Aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot received minor scratches. Weather was unknown, but not a factor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED MADISON, INDIANA AT 1630L ON JANUARY 16, 2004, ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT TO MIDDLETOWN, OHIO AND RETURN TO MADISON, INDIANA. ON BOARD FUEL WAS FULL IN LEFT AND RIGHT WING. STUDENT PILOT OVERFLEW THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO AND DOES NOT RECALL HIS ARRIVAL TIME AT MIDDLETOWN. DEPARTURE TIME FROM MIDDLETOWN, OHIO WAS 1735L (OFFICIAL SUNSET WAS 1739L) FUEL IN THE LEFT WING WAS 1/2 AND FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING WAS 3/4. STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT QUALIFIED FOR NIGHT FLIGHT AND COULD NOT GET THE AIRPORT LIGHTS AT MADISON, INDIANA TO ACTIVATE. HE CONTINUED ON COURSE, OVER-FLYING MADISON, INDIANA AND FLEW UNTIL THE FUEL WAS DEPLETED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR THE TOWN OF CORYDON, INDIANA. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR SCRATCHES. WEATHER WAS UNKNOWN, BUT NOT A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI04LA057Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCorydon, INThe student pilot become lost during the cross country flight and the instructor's inadequate supervision of both the flight and preflight planning. This led to the in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, a forced landing, and impact with…Jan 17, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N17254 · 1

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

Incident 19950425020059IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Peru, INLost power en route. Appears to be fuel depletion incident.Apr 25, 1995 · Minor damage