- Date
- March 25, 1984, 19:55 local (Mar 26, 1984, 01:55 UTC)
- Place
- Bryan, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6494KCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840325008989A
- Case key
- 21288
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Analysis
The eng lost power from fuel exhaustion before the plt reached his final destination. During a subsequent emergency landing at night the acft collided with a fence as it was touching down. The plt stated that he estimated there was 1.5 gals of usable fuel on board when the eng stopped & that the fuel gages indicated that there was about that much remaining. The plt believed that use of the shoulder harnesses spared him & the passenger from injury. In his written statement, the plt related that an intermediate stop for fuel would have cost 'too much in time & money' & he saw no reason to terminate the flt. He overflew several suitable refueling points in order to reach his destination non-stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6494K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077729
- Airframe hours
- 4,900
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl N. Schaffhauser
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 1, 1983 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- DUC · Duncan, OK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 81 total · 33 in this make and model · 58 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 22,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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