- Date
- March 9, 1991, 17:58 local (23:58 UTC)
- Place
- Greenwood, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2949JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910309004829A
- Case key
- 32829
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Probable cause
Failure of the student pilot to abort the flight when one of the two fuel quantity indicators became inoperative during the first leg of the flight. Also, inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, poor preflight planning, and poor supervision by the CFI who reviewed the student's preflight planning and preparation for the cross-country flight.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the return flt of a three leg solo cross-country flt, the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion when the flt was about 5 NM south of the destination arpt. Attempts to restart were unsuccessful. The plt landed the acft in a pasture & collided with trees. Exam of the acft at the accident site revealed that the fuel tanks were not damaged. The fuel tanks, gascolator, & carb bowl were drained which revealed that the acft contained less than 3 gals of fuel. According to the owner's manual, the total fuel quantity is 26 gals; of which 22.5 is usable. The plt further stated that about 1 hr into the first leg of the flt, one of the fuel quantity indicators indicated empty although the tank was filled prior to departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2949J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15065749
- Airframe hours
- 4,741
- Engine
- Continental 0200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Ealy, Richard H
- Registered owner
- Ealy, Richard H
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1990 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- MEI · Meridian, MS
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- GWO · Greenwood-Leflore
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 43 total · 43 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 5 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.