- Date
- June 3, 1989, 19:30 local (Jun 4, 1989, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Picayune, MS
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8782GCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890603052499A
- Case key
- 32448
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Probable cause
Inadequate preflight by the pilot and his miscalculation of fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation from lack of fuel; and the pilot's failure to see-and-avoid the power lines during the forced landing. The power lines were a contributing factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was rtrng fm the 3rd trip to the local area when the eng lost pwr. He began a forced landing on a street, but drg the apch, the acft struck & became suspended in pwr lines that crossed the street. The plt said that by the time he saw the pwr lines, he was unable to avoid them. He estimated the combined flt lasted 8/10 of an hr. He checked the fuel before flying & estimated a fuel supply of 1-1/2 hrs. After the accident, no usable fuel was found in the acft. The plt had started the flt at 1800 CDT. After returning from a short trip in the local area, he flew back in the local area two more times. The combined flt ended at 1930 CDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8782G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15062882
- Airframe hours
- 2,856
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James C. Lisenbea
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1988 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- PCU
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 97 total · 81 in this make and model · 55 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GPT, 32 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.