- Date
- September 28, 1987, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2554QCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870928059489A
- Case key
- 17317
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was flying a long cross country instructional flight. The pilot stated he became disoriented at the first check point and followed highways for the remainder of the four hour flight. The engine quit and the pilot landed in a weed filled field. During rollout the aircraft hit a ditch and nosed over. A post accident inspection revealed no useable fuel in the aircraft tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2554Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071500
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Militair, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1986
- Departed
- 00V · Colorado Sprgs, CO
- Destination
- 00V
- 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 76 total · 70 in this make and model · 24 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.