- Date
- June 30, 1987, 10:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Hot Springs, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23106Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11326
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On the second leg of a cross-country flight from annapolis, MD to albuquerque, NM, the pilot became disoriented and was unable to locate ingalls airport in Hot Springs, VA. The pilot realized he was low on fuel and decided to make a precautionary landing on a golf course. The aircraft touched down on an uphill area, became airborne, touched down hard and collapsed the landing gear. Four and one half gallons of fuel were found in the fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23106
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068728
- Airframe hours
- 34,105
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Earl Von Price
- Registered owner
- Earl V Price
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 2, 1986
- Departed
- W07 · Fredericksburg, VA
- Destination
- HSP
- Airport
- HSP · Ingalls Field
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 112 total · 112 in this make and model · 77 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 44 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HSP, 4 nm away
Other investigations on N23106 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.