- Date
- November 8, 1986, 18:30 local (Nov 9, 1986, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Elk Grove, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5360QCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861108054569A
- Case key
- 25469
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
As the plt was returning from a local flight, the engine lost power for about 15 seconds, then restarted. The plt checked the fuel gauges which indicated one tank was empty and the other was 1/4 full. At about 1-1/2 miles from the airport, the engine lost power again and would not restart. During a forced landing, the aircraft collided with a ditch about 300 feet short of the runway. An exam of the aircraft revealed both fuel tanks were empty. Reportedly, the plt did not allow for unusable fuel during his fuel calculations.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5360Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073260
- Airframe hours
- 3,400
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David H. March
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1986 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- Q40
- Airport
- Q40 · Sunset Skyranch
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 114 total · 114 in this make and model · 78 as pilot in command · 61 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAC, 5 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.