- Date
- January 12, 1985, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Central, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10543Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850112000609A
- Case key
- 12986
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft contacted a tree and nosed over during a forced landing following fuel exhaustion. The student plt was observed by several witnesses to to remove the fuel caps during preflight and check the fuel quantity. The plt stated the fuel level was up to the tank fillernecks. After 1.5 hours flt time, fuel exhaustion occurred. The acft had been flown on two previous flts totaling 2.3 hours flt time and had not been refueled prior to the accident flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10543
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1507496
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hap'S Aerial Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1984 · 71 hours before
- Departed
- Sellersburg, IN
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 19 total · 19 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDF, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N10543 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.