- Date
- December 7, 1988, 08:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Gainesville, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60029Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881207053119A
- Case key
- 32269
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt obtained weather briefing prior to departure at which time he was told the possibility of IFR conditions on arrival at destination existed due to fog. Plt failed to obtain en route weather briefing. Near his destination, the plt encountered IFR conditions. Plt exhausted all fuel and crashed while attempting a forced landing following engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60029
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070016
- Airframe hours
- 1,545
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tri Star Aero Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1988 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- 2J4 · Metter, GA
- Destination
- LAL · Lakeland, 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 77 total · 10 in this make and model · 53 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 4 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.