- Date
- February 19, 1985, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tranquility, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7084FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850219003929A
- Case key
- 24660
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Planning/decision - improperCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
According to the student plt's mother, her son took off from their company's privately owned airstrip for the purpose of refueling the company's acft. After flying for about 15 min, the acft exhausted its fuel supply. The plt made a forced landing in an open field. During rollout, the acft came to an abrupt stop in a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7084F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063684
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Errecart Farms, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1984
- Departed
- Tranquility, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAT, 30 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.