- Date
- August 13, 1984, 01:05 local (08:05 UTC)
- Place
- Grass Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4130UCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840813040179A
- Case key
- 24371
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Analysis
The plt was on x-country flt. Before landing at lakeview, OR, the tachometer failed & began making a noise. At lakeview, the plt disconnected the tachometer & had 7.5 gals of fuel added to 1 tank. He estimated that he had 15 gals of which 3.5 gals were unusable. On the next leg of the flt, he encountered an estimated 15 kt headwind. About 8 miles north of his destination, the eng began running rough & subsequently lost power. At that time, the right fuel gage was reportedly indicating 1/4 to 1/2 full & the left full gage indicated empty. During a night forced landing on a road, the right wing tip hit a tree beside the roadway, the acft veered off the road and went down an embankment. Aprx 1 gal of fuel was found remaining in the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4130U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15060130
- Airframe hours
- 4,213
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Timothy C. Fagan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 24, 1984
- Departed
- LKV · Lakeview, OR
- Destination
- Q62 · Grass Valley, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 462 total · 210 in this make and model · 462 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BAB, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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