- Date
- May 10, 1989, 17:53 local (May 11, 1989, 00:53 UTC)
- Place
- Vacaville, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4276UCessna 150D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19890510011259A
- Case key
- 26404
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Probable cause
The pilots failure to accurately calculate fuel consumption during preflight planning and preparation and during the flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
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.
Analysis
The plt reported that the eng lost power during cruise flt. A forced landing was made into a soft field and the airplane nosed over. The plt stated that the acft had run out of fuel. Inspection of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks were almost empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4276U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15060276
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William J. Moore
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- 045 · Vacaville, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,050 total · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 3 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 5 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.