- Date
- May 22, 1994, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jasonville, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6039GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940522011989A
- Case key
- 9538
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Probable cause
the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of an inadequate aircraft preflight inspection.
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 engine had a total loss of power shortly after takeoff. The pilot made a forced landing in a field, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated the fuel gauges indicated one-fourth tank of fuel when he did the preflight inspection. The airplane was parked with the nose pointed down a 7 degree slope. Inspection of the airplane revealed no fuel in either tank.
Factual narrative
On May 22, 1994, about 1330 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150K, N6039G, sustained substantial damage when it nosed-over following a forced landing in a corn field near Jasonville, Indiana. The pilot reported a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from the Shakamak Airport, which is next to the corn field. The commercial pilot was not injured. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the mishap.
The pilot stated in a telephone interview the fuel gauges indicated one-fourth of a tank of fuel when he did the preflight inspection. The airplane was parked with the nose pointing down a slope of about 7 degrees. The Federal Aviation Administration Inspector who examined the airplane reported there was no fuel in either tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6039G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071539
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roger L. Hale
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Airport
- IN08 · Shakamak Airport
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
- 37
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.