- Date
- March 23, 1982, 18:15 local (Mar 24, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wheeling, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N714KRCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820323005119A
- Case key
- 73028
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Analysis
The student pilot departed Wheeling, IL on a cross-country flight to dubuque, IA; oshkosh, WI and return. The pilot refueled with 17.7 gallons of 100 octane low-lead gasoline at dubuque, but did not refuel at oshkosh. Near milwaukee, he noted that the right fuel gauge indicated 1/2 full and the left gauge showed empty. The pilot continued on toward his destination, and six miles north of the airport, he was cleared to land. A few minutes later, the engine sputtered and finally lost power. The pilot landed in a field, but at the end of his landing roll, the plane struck a row of hedges. An investigation revealed that both fuel tanks were empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714KR
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079238
- Airframe hours
- 1,864
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Services
- Registered owner
- Aviation Services
- Departed
- Oshkosh, WI
- Destination
- Palwaukee, IL
- 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 68 total · 68 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 220° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 127 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OSH
FAA reports on this event · 1
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