- Date
- November 26, 1986, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Nevada, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5976TCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 34326
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The PIC preflighted his acft prior to departure, but the preflight did not include refueling the acft which contained about 8 gallons of fuel. Normally the 8 gallons of fuel would have been sufficient to reach the destination arpt which was 21 statute miles south of the departure arpt, but the PIC decided to practice aerial maneuvers while enr to the fuel stop. The PIC later realized that the practice session had placed the acft well south of the refueling airport, and the PIC turned the acft back north. Shortly after turning the acft around, the engine quit. An insp of the fuel system revealed an insufficient supply of fuel to reach the destination arpt. No other eng mechanical deficiency was noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5976T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15060676
- Airframe hours
- 3,755
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R. G. Flyers Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1986
- Departed
- GVW · Belton, MO
- Destination
- K-47
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11 total · 2 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken