- Date
- March 11, 1988, 12:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N22CECessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880311031519A
- Case key
- 32149
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he did not visually check the fuel quantity prior to departure on an aerial photography flight. About .9 hours after takeoff the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot executed a forced landing and the aircraft crashed. Both the pilot and the photographer were not wearing their shoulder harnesses. Refueling records revealed that the aircraft had flown two previous flights of about 3.1 hours prior to the accident flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22CE
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076203
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Capricorn Aviation
- Registered owner
- David D. Bennett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1987
- Departed
- CRG · Jacksonville, FL
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,805 total · 900 in this make and model · 2,697 as pilot in command · 295 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX, 21 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.