- Date
- August 17, 1987, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Danville, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N11872Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870817079839A
- Case key
- 11333
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The accident occurred during an instructional x-country flt from chesapeake, VA. To south boston, VA. To ashland, VA. With a return to chesapeake. Prior to departure, the student plt performed the acft preflt and informed the CFI that the acft was topped off. Upon arrival at south boston (the planned fuel stop) it was discovered that no fuel was available due to the absence of line personnel. The CFI determined enough fuel remained to fly to Danville, VA. (25 NM away) and refuel there. Fuel exhaustion occurred aprx 4 miles from Danville. The acft stalled at an alt of aprx 30 ft AGL as the plt attempted to clear a row of trees during the forced landing. Post accident exam revealed 1 cup of fuel remained in the acft system. Inspection of refueling records showed the acft had been flown 1.5 hours since it had been refueled prior to this flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11872
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075676
- Airframe hours
- 7,338
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mid Eastern Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 6, 1987
- Departed
- W78 · South Boston, VA
- Destination
- DAN · Danville, VA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 37
- 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
- 2,442 total · 1,030 in this make and model · 2,305 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.