- Date
- April 21, 1987, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place
- West Memphis, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N704UUCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870421010709A
- Case key
- 34368
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was flown 1.6 hrs on a previous flt since being topped off with fuel. At the end of 2 hrs and 11 mins, during the accident flt, the eng quit. The fuel tanks were found to be empty with no broken fuel lines. During the post accident exam, it was found that the left fuel quantity gage operated normally and the right one remained on the full position. During the forced landing, the acft flipped forward to the inverted position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704UU
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078892
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eric Mingledorff
- Registered owner
- Eric Mingledorff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MLU · Monroe, LA
- Destination
- JBR · Jonesboro, AR
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 120 total · 80 in this make and model · 80 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 28 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.