- Date
- January 31, 1988, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Barnwell, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6254GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880131001659A
- Case key
- 7701
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The CFI and her student became lost on the last leg of a dual x-c flt after encountering rainshowers and low ceilings. After unsuccessfully attempting to locate their destination arpt, the CFI located another arpt and elected to land there. The engine subsequently lost power due to fuel exhaustion, and a forced ldg was made in a field about 3 mi from the arpt. The airplane nosed over on ldg. The CFI had obtained her instructor certificate about 2 weeks earlier. She reported flying 15 hours during the previous 24 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6254G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070754
- Airframe hours
- 8,648
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Crystal Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- GGE · Georgetown, SC
- Destination
- 99N · Bamberg, SC
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- BNL · Barnwell County
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
- 21
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 551 total · 62 in this make and model · 412 as pilot in command · 189 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.