- Date
- August 10, 1990, 17:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7285SCessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900810033349A
- Case key
- 23168
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Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion due to refueling not performed.
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 pilot stated that he diverted from his destination due to a low fuel state. While on final approach to the alternate airport, the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. An emergency landing was made on a golf course. The aircraft struck a tree and came to rest on the golf course. The pilot delayed refueling at his departure airport due to an approaching thunderstorm. En route three more thunderstorms were encountered, requiring the pilot to navigate around them.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7285S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15067985
- Airframe hours
- 1,190
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas E. Gunderson
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 27, 1990
- Departed
- TPL · Temple, TX
- Destination
- T41 · La Porte, 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 133 total · 109 in this make and model · 133 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.