- Date
- August 9, 1987, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mansfield, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6287GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870809061289A
- Case key
- 22413
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot experienced fuel exhaustion and made a forced landing a few miles short of his planned destination. His preflight trip planning, which was approved by his flight instructor, if followed correctly would have been adequate for successful completion of the planned cross-country flight. This plan called for full fuel upon departure and a direct flight from point to point along the planned route. After the accident it was discovered that he had departed without topping the fuel tanks which were filled to a total of at least five gallons less than their combined capacity.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6287G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071787
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard L. Bourland
- Registered owner
- Richard La Bourland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PRX · Paris, TX
- Destination
- S0F · Ft. Worth, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 65 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.