- Date
- October 6, 1987, 11:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place
- Cordesville, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N11838Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871006058809A
- Case key
- 7649
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane nosed over during a forced ldg on soft terrain, after experiencing a loss of engine power during descent from cruise. The plt reported that the acft ran out of fuel. He had made an unplanned stop earlier to take on additional fuel, after encountering stronger than expected headwinds. Prior to refueling the airplane with six gallons of avgas, he observed the fuel gauges indicating 1/8 full. The airplane had a usable fuel capacity of 22.5 gallons. The airplane crashed about 15 miles short of the destination airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11838
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075664
- Airframe hours
- 2,768
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Norfolk Navy Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 9, 1987
- Departed
- CRE · N.Myrtle Beach, SC
- Destination
- CHS · Charleston, SC
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 174 total · 24 in this make and model · 139 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.