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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Brookfield, MO · August 11, 2015

Date: August 11, 2015 · 16:15 local
Place: Brookfield, MO
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8896U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA361
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total22 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N8896URegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · Cessna 150MS/N 15078017 · Built 1976 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.

The pilot departed the Brookfield airport (MO8) intending to fly to the chillicothe airport (kcht) and back. Prior to departure the pilot did not check the fuel tanks, but instead made a decision to depart with the fuel level observed on the fuel gauges in the cockpit. On the return leg from kcht back to MO8, the aircraft ran out of fuel and the engine lost power. The pilot landed the aircraft in a field short of the runway and, before coming to a complete stop, collided with a fence.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED THE BROOKFIELD AIRPORT (MO8) INTENDING TO FLY TO THE CHILLICOTHE AIRPORT (KCHT) AND BACK. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE PILOT DID NOT CHECK THE FUEL TANKS, BUT INSTEAD MADE A DECISION TO DEPART WITH THE FUEL LEVEL OBSERVED ON THE FUEL GAUGES IN THE COCKPIT. ON THE RETURN LEG FROM KCHT BACK TO MO8, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND, BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE.

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 CEN15LA361Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrookfield, MOThe pilot's failure to visually check the quantity of fuel in the fuel tanks in accordance with the Preflight checklist, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing.Aug 11, 2015 · Substantial damage