- Date
- September 11, 1992, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- New Market, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6105GCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920911036489A
- Case key
- 11846
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Probable cause
The pilot's in-flight planning/decision was inadequate resulting in fuel exhaustion.
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
While cruising at 3000 feet, and approximately 3 to 5 miles northeast of his destination, the pilot stated that the engine lost partial power. He stated that his attempt to restart the engine was unsuccessful. Eventually all power was lost at 1000 feet so he decided to make a forced landing in a field. He stated that during the landing the nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. The total distance of the flight was 115 miles and according to the pilot's operating handbook the unusable fuel is 3.5 gallons, and the fuel consumption as calculated would have been 6.8 gph. During the examination 2 gallons of fuel was drained from the tanks; however there was no fuel inside the carburetor. Examination of the airplane did not disclose evidence of mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6105G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071605
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- T & D Ventures
- Registered owner
- T & D Ventures
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 3, 1992 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- LNS · Lancaster, PA
- Destination
- FDK · Frederick, MD
- Airport
- FDK · Frederick Muni
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 670 total · 250 in this make and model · 630 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.