- Date
- June 26, 1982, 17:00 local (Jun 27, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Point Lobos, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45477Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820626025729A
- Case key
- 72273
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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 pilot reported that his standard procedure was to keep the fuel tanks topped off. However, the refueling facility was closed after he returned from the previous flight. While calculating fuel for this flight, he forgot to account for the fuel that had been burned previously. He did not refuel before taking off. During the flight, he diverted to take pictures along the coast. When the pilot recognized his fuel state, there was not enough remaining to reach an airport before the supply would exhaust. The aircraft ran out of fuel about six miles from the destination airport. While landing in a field of waist high grass and soft terrain, the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45477
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075003
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- S. J. Parfet
- Registered owner
- S. J. Parfet
- Departed
- Santa Monica, CA
- Destination
- Monterey, CA
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 240 total · 240 in this make and model · 188 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.