20210701012439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Reform, AL · July 1, 2021

Date: July 1, 2021 · 13:00 local
Place: Reform, AL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N561QL
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA307
Reported as: Cessna 150H
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 433 total100 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N561QLRegistration cancelled Nov 16, 2022 · Cessna 150HS/N 15069155 Airframe modelCessna 150H Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 1, 2021 at approximately 1300 CST N561QL landed in a field in pickens county, AL. Due to fuel depletion while flying from philadelphia, MS. (Kmpe) to Reform, AL. (3M8) causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

This accident was a delayed reporting with the aircraft being removed from the scene before being reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 1, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CST N561QL LANDED IN A FIELD IN PICKENS COUNTY, AL. DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION WHILE FLYING FROM PHILADELPHIA, MS. (KMPE) TO REFORM, AL. (3M8) CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THIS ACCIDENT WAS A DELAYED REPORTING WITH THE AIRCRAFT BEING REMOVED FROM THE SCENE BEFORE BEING REPORTED.

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 ERA21LA307Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCarrollton, ALThe pilot’s incorrect preflight planning and poor in-flight planning, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the damage was the inadvertent encounter with a hole during the forced landing.Jul 1, 2021 · Substantial damage