- Date
- February 24, 1984, 20:15 local (Feb 25, 1984, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hot Springs, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6063GCessna C-150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840224004889A
- Case key
- 33638
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees during the forced landing 1/4 mile from the rwy. The plt had landed only 19 miles from the accident, and finding no fuel available at the unattended arpt decided to continue his flt. Just short of destination the acft, ran out of fuel. The plt stated that before he took off, the fuel gages indicated the tanks were 1/4 full.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6063G
- Reported as
- Cessna C-150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071563
- Airframe hours
- 3,060
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jim'S Flight Training, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 18, 1984 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- M78 · Malvern, AR
- Airport
- HOT · Hot Springs Mem., runway 31, 4,100 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 53
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 1,100 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6063G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.