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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150E · Goldthwaite, TX · May 3, 2004

Date: May 3, 2004 · 01:00 local
Place: Goldthwaite, TX
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3050J
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW04CA122
Reported as: Cessna 150E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 880 total75 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3050JRegistration cancelled Oct 12, 2004 · Cessna 150ES/N 15061150 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 150E Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N3050J got gas at llano, TX, municipal airport and flew to burnet and then to colman for touch and go's. on the return to llano, TX, the engine quit and crashed at night. The airplane's left wing hit an oak tree spinning the plane around with the tail into a fence, destroyed the plane. Tach flight time from refueling was 4.3 hrs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N3050J GOT GAS AT LLANO, TX, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND FLEW TO BURNET AND THEN TO COLMAN FOR TOUCH AND GO'S. ON THE RETURN TO LLANO, TX, THE ENGINE QUIT AND CRASHED AT NIGHT. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING HIT AN OAK TREE SPINNING THE PLANE AROUND WITH THE TAIL INTO A FENCE, DESTROYED THE PLANE. TACH FLIGHT TIME FROM REFUELING WAS 4.3 HRS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW04CA122Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGoldthwaite, TXThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision not to refuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions.May 3, 2004 · Destroyed