What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At around 1PM central time, the pilot and student were preflighting the Cessna 150,privacy data omitted. The pilot stated that he was considering how much fuel to take. After double-checking the performance figures in the POH the pilot decided on 12 gallons of fuel to stay as light as possible. The pilot and student took off and headed toward shawnee airport to practice landings. They departed from Oklahoma academy at 1:25PM and went and identified some pattern work at shawnee. The pilot got into training the student and forgot about the fuel. After some pattern work, the pilot decided to take the student over to the shorter strip at Oklahoma academy, and begin working on the pattern there. On the way, the pilot noticed the fuel gauges seemed low. The pilot stated that he had never fully trusted the fuel gauges. After a couple of missed approaches, the engine began to sputter and had difficulty climbing out of a missed approach. The pilot stated that he then took control and attempted a turn-back and he elected to put in power and hope for enough altitude for one more turn-back. The aircraft climbed a little and the engine cut out. The pilot then turned toward the nearest farmer's field in his path and performed a forced landing. The aircraft then hit some trees and came to rest.
As the FAA filed it
AT AROUND 1PM CENTRAL TIME, THE PILOT AND STUDENT WERE PREFLIGHTING THE CESSNA 150,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONSIDERING HOW MUCH FUEL TO TAKE. AFTER DOUBLE-CHECKING THE PERFORMANCE FIGURES IN THE POH THE PILOT DECIDED ON 12 GALLONS OF FUEL TO STAY AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE. THE PILOT AND STUDENT TOOK OFF AND HEADED TOWARD SHAWNEE AIRPORT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. THEY DEPARTED FROM OKLAHOMA ACADEMY AT 1:25PM AND WENT AND IDENTIFIED SOME PATTERN WORK AT SHAWNEE. THE PILOT GOT INTO TRAINING THE STUDENT AND FORGOT ABOUT THE FUEL. AFTER SOME PATTERN WORK, THE PILOT DECIDED TO TAKE THE STUDENT OVER TO THE SHORTER STRIP AT OKLAHOMA ACADEMY, AND BEGIN WORKING ON THE PATTERN THERE. ON THE WAY, THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGES SEEMED LOW. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER FULLY TRUSTED THE FUEL GAUGES. AFTER A COUPLE OF MISSED APPROACHES, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND HAD DIFFICULTY CLIMBING OUT OF A MISSED APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN TOOK CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED A TURN-BACK AND HE ELECTED TO PUT IN POWER AND HOPE FOR ENOUGH ALTITUDE FOR ONE MORE TURN-BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED A LITTLE AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT. THE PILOT THEN TURNED TOWARD THE NEAREST FARMER'S FIELD IN HIS PATH AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT SOME TREES AND CAME TO REST.
NTSB investigation
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