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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Pattersonspring, NC · June 13, 2006

Date: June 13, 2006 · 09:29 local
Place: Pattersonspring, NC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7579U
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06CA092
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total40 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7579URegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Cessna 150MS/N 15077747 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N7579U, a Cessna 150M, piloted by student pilot privacy data omitted departed greensboro southeast airport (3A4), greensboro, NC enroute to shelby municipal airport (eho), shelby, NC. At approximately 5 miles from shelby the aircraft lost engine power and made an emergency landing on sulfer springs road, cleveland county, near patterson springs, NC. The pilot had to dodge an oncoming automobile and the left wing struck a tree causing the aircraft to spin and crash, coming to rest in the ditch alongside sulfer springs road, 1/10 of a mile from hamrick road intersection. Upon inspection of the aircraft at the scene, no fuel could be found in either tank of the Cessna. No leaks were noted, no smell of fuel or visible signs of spillage, and gas caps were secure. The aircraft apparently lost engine power due to fuel starvation. The aircraft was moved from the scene via police escort on a rollback truck to shelby municipal airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N7579U, A CESSNA 150M, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DEPARTED GREENSBORO SOUTHEAST AIRPORT (3A4), GREENSBORO, NC ENROUTE TO SHELBY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EHO), SHELBY, NC. AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM SHELBY THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON SULFER SPRINGS ROAD, CLEVELAND COUNTY, NEAR PATTERSON SPRINGS, NC. THE PILOT HAD TO DODGE AN ONCOMING AUTOMOBILE AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AND CRASH, COMING TO REST IN THE DITCH ALONGSIDE SULFER SPRINGS ROAD, 1/10 OF A MILE FROM HAMRICK ROAD INTERSECTION. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SCENE, NO FUEL COULD BE FOUND IN EITHER TANK OF THE CESSNA. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED, NO SMELL OF FUEL OR VISIBLE SIGNS OF SPILLAGE, AND GAS CAPS WERE SECURE. THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY LOST ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE SCENE VIA POLICE ESCORT ON A ROLLBACK TRUCK TO SHELBY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

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 ATL06CA092Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportShelby, NCThe student pilot's improper preflight inspection and his failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.Jun 13, 2006 · Substantial damage