- Date
- March 3, 1990, 18:20 local (Mar 4, 1990, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Grygla, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N22923Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900303003069A
- Case key
- 14640
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation/planning, and subsequent fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. The light condition at dusk, icy terrain (road) and tree were related factors.
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 private pilot was conducting a cross-country flight in preparation for a commercial certificate. While in level cruise flight, the engine lost power. A successful emergency landing was executed on a roadway; however, the road was icy. During roll-out, the wingtip contacted a tree & the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Post-accident examination of the aircraft revealed no evidence of usable fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22923
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068617
- Airframe hours
- 2,481
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Paripovich, Michael D., doing business as Buffalo Aviation (Leasee)
- Registered owner
- Paripovich, Michael D
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 22, 1989 · 94 hours before
- Departed
- 8Y2 · Buffalo, MN
- Destination
- ROX · Roseau, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,117 total · 29 in this make and model · 1,442 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJI, 55 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.