- Date
- April 10, 1982, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Tuscon, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6497SCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820410008669A
- Case key
- 72886
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he filled the fuel tanks with 22 gallons of fuel. Three hours and 15 minutes after takeoff, he ran out of fuel. He made a forced landing about 1.5 miles from the intended destination and encountered desert shrubbery.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6497S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15067297
- Airframe hours
- 4,300
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William J. Slade
- Registered owner
- William J. Slade
- Departed
- Q19 · Aztec, NM
- Destination
- RYN · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- RYN · Ryan Field
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 83 total · 83 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 160 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 12 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.