20151005017409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Dexter, MO · October 5, 2015

Date
October 5, 2015 · 04:00 local
Place
Dexter, MO
Airport
Dexter Municipal
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3174J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA004
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
260 total100 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

After departing Dexter Municipal Airport, MO (dxe), the aircraft ran out of fuel approximately 1.5 miles southwest of the airport. The plane descended at a very steep angle, struck tree branches, 8 to 10 inches thick, and impacted the ground left wing first.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DEPARTING DEXTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MO (DXE), THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PLANE DESCENDED AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE, STRUCK TREE BRANCHES, 8 TO 10 INCHES THICK, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST.

NTSB investigation

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