- Date
- September 21, 1986, 15:34 local (20:34 UTC)
- Place
- Terre Haute, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N66023Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860921045689A
- Case key
- 13525
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Analysis
The acft was equipped with an O-320-E2D eng, but the plt calculated his fuel consumption based on the original eng, which was an O-200-A. The O-200-A eng used aprx 8 gal/hr, whereas, the O-320-E2D used about 10 gal/hr. Before reaching the destination on the 1st leg of the x-country flt, the acft ran out of fuel. Subsequently, the plt landed the acft in a corn field where the nose gear dug in & the plane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66023
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075783
- Airframe hours
- 2,150
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David J. Butler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1986
- Departed
- 9G2 · Linden, MI
- Destination
- HUF · Terre Haute, IN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HUF
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,869 total · 100 in this make and model · 5,777 as pilot in command · 287 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 11 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUF, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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