- Date
- April 10, 1983, 19:15 local (Apr 11, 1983, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N61327Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830410016499A
- Case key
- 23684
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was rented for a x-country flt form San Jose, CA to san luis obispo & grover city, CA, then return to San Jose. The plt departed San Jose with full fuel tanks. At san luis obispo, 5.3 gal was purchased; however, no fuel was obtained at grover city. On the return flt, the acft lost power & was damaged during a forced landing at night, aprx 2 mi from the destination arpt. During a post-crash exam, only 2.5 to 3 gal of fuel was drained from the fuel tanks. According to the flt manual, the usable fuel capacity was 26 gal, of which, 3.5 gal was unusable. At 7 gal/hr, the acft would have consumed 27.8 gal of fuel in 3.97 hrs. According to the acft flt hr recording meter, the plane had flown 4 hrs after departing San Jose. The plt stated that the fuel gauges were indicating aprx 1/4 & 1/2 full when the eng lost power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61327
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070967
- Airframe hours
- 5,957
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Amelia Reid
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 13, 1982 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- L52 · Grover City, CA
- Destination
- RHV · San Jose, 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 182 total · 17 in this make and model · 138 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJC, 7 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.