- Date
- November 25, 1986, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Colby, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60046Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861125064139A
- Case key
- 34324
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he departed his private airstrip, low on fuel, intending to refuel at the next stop where he was to conduct a business transaction. Unable to secure fuel there, and showing one quarter of a tank on each fuel gauge, he departed for Colby Kansas, overflying his private airstrip in the process. The aircraft ran out of fuel five mile east of his destination airpport. The aircraft nosed over upon attempting a forced landing in rough terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60046
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070032
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Popp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 15, 1986
- Departed
- HLC · Hill City, KS
- Destination
- CBK · Colby, KS
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 250 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLD, 35 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.