- Date
- September 4, 1986, 19:00 local (Sep 5, 1986, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Smithville, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3287JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860904047039A
- Case key
- 7181
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported the acft had 6-7 gallons of fuel at takeoff, enough for about 30 minutes of flight. He flew for aprx 1 hour and on takeoff from a touch and go landing, the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion. The plt stated he had built this acft from several different acft. FAA acft registry showed the acft was previously reported by former owner as destroyed due to accident. The plt also reported that he had no plt certificate.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3287J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15065987
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald Osborne
- Registered owner
- None
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 3, 1981
- Airport
- OA3 · Smithville Muni, runway 24, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.