- Date
- November 25, 1986, 15:06 local (23:06 UTC)
- Place
- Fresno, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N11185Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861125081389A
- Case key
- 25478
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a solo instructional cross-country flight the engine quit while on the base leg at the Fresno airport. The pilot did not feel that he could make the runway due to an extended downwind and low altitude. The pilot decided to try and land in a plowed field to his right then decided not to because of a fence. The pilot then chose a nearby road. The aircraft then collided with a telephone pole. The aircraft was examined and found that the right fuel tank was empty and the left fuel tank had approximately 1 gallon of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11185
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075244
- Airframe hours
- 9,298
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sacramento Aero Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 18, 1986 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- LSN · Los Banos, CA
- Destination
- FAT · Fresno, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FAT · Fresno Air Terminal, runway 29, 9,222 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 45 total · 45 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAT, 1 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.