- Date
- June 1, 1987, 17:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Andalusia, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N22553Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870601020889A
- Case key
- 7441
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The CFI was giving instruction to a beginning student. During preflight he noted that the lt tank fuel gauge indicated 'full' while the rt tank gauge inidated '1/2 full '. After about 40 minutes of flying the engine began to run rough, during climbout after a practice t&g ldg. The CFI landed the acft, left the engine running with the student holding the brakes, and visually inspected the fuel supply; he observed a fuel level about 'three inches in depth' in both tanks. After a run-up, another takeoff was made. At about 350 ft AGL, the engine began to run rough and lost power altogether. A ldg was subsequently made straight ahead into a freshly-plowed field where the acft nosed over inverted. Subsequent calculations indicated that about 3 gallons of fuel remained on board at the time of the last takeoff, according to the CFI. Type certificate data for the 150H indicates that 3.5 gals of the acft total fuel capcity is unusable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22553
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068357
- Airframe hours
- 1,596
- Engine
- Continental O-200 A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- M & M Flying Service,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Dennis P. Hensen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1987 · 11 hours before
- Airport
- 79J · Andalusiaopp, runway 29, 5,000 × 100 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,031 total · 590 in this make and model · 911 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N22553 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.