- Date
- February 16, 1984, 17:50 local (Feb 17, 1984, 01:50 UTC)
- Place
- Folsom Lake, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8242SCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840216004879A
- Case key
- 24165
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
About 10 min after departure a total power loss was experienced due to fuel exhaustion. Due to rough unsuitable terrain the plt elected to ditch in a nearby lake. Upon recovery of the acft about 1 gal of fuel and 5 gals of water were found in each fuel tank. During the preflight inspection the pilot noted fuel gage indications of one fourth full in one tank and slightly less in the other. No effort was made to confirm this fuel load; the plt thought he had a total of 7 gals of fuel. 3.5 gals were unusable. The plt stated that he had consumed one beer prior to the accident. The facility that recovered the acft successfully ran the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8242S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061842
- Airframe hours
- 6,087
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Air Explorer Post 747
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- 061 · Cameron Park, CA
- Destination
- 061 · Cameron Park, 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
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 145 total · 136 in this make and model · 101 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.