- Date
- March 7, 1986, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Cresson, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6307GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860307005739A
- Case key
- 21929
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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 flt departed with an estimated 8 to 9 gallons of fuel (auto gas) on board with a dual student and a flt instructor. Forty five minutes of touch-and-go landing practice was accomplished. On the sixth takeoff and about 30 feet above the ground the engine quit and a forced landing was made on the airport but not on the runway. According to the FAA inspector who made a post accident examination of the aircraft, only one gallon of fuel was found in each fuel tank. The pilot stated no mechanical problems were found with the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6307G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071807
- Airframe hours
- 40,527
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- R.L. Bourland
- Registered owner
- Richard L. Bourland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 27, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- 50F · Bourland Field, runway 17, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,063 total · 1,350 in this make and model · 1,895 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6307G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.