- Date
- March 29, 1984, 02:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place
- New Boston, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N11273Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840329033129A
- Case key
- 21301
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Analysis
The non-rated plt/owner was flying at night when he noticed that the fuel quanity was low. About 15 mins later, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion. During an emergency night landing, the acft struck several tree stumps & was damaged. Police officers reported finding several empty & full cans of beer & a strong odor of alcoholic beverage in the cabin of the acft. During questioning, the police noticed that the 2 occupants appeared to be slightly intoxicated. Also, a convenience store employee noted the smell of alcohol while the 2 occupants was in the store. The owner/plt had previously had a student license, but had no current license or medical certificate.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11273
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075290
- Airframe hours
- 2,657
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory P. Elliott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 10, 1984
- Departed
- 07F · Longview, TX
- Destination
- 21TX · Texark, TX
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
- 25
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 40 total · 40 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.