- Date
- May 29, 1984, 16:53 local (23:53 UTC)
- Place
- Alameda, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9421UCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840529024009A
- Case key
- 24290
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was on a round-robin flt with an en route stop at red bluff, CA. He continued to state that 'in the excitement of de-briefing' after landing at red bluff, the acft was not refueled. Te plt departed and did not realize his low fuel situation until he arrived in the vicinity of Alameda, CA, (intended destination). The plt declared an emergency with the tower and shortly thereafter the eng quit. The plt made an emergency landing aprx 2 miles from the arpt and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9421U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078369
- Airframe hours
- 4,004
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Brian Byrne
- Registered owner
- Gordon D. Mcbride
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1983 · 101 hours before
- Departed
- RBL · Red Bluff, CA
- Destination
- NGZ · Nas Alameda, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- NGZ · Nas Alameda
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 60 total · 60 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NGZ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.