- Date
- August 9, 1988, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Macomb, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4503UCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880809032329A
- Case key
- 34627
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft had been flown 235 nautical miles the previous day without re-fueling. The PIC stated he thought that he could reach his next fuel stop without refueling at the departure arpt. The PIC stated he flew the acft in that gen dirctn for abt 1 hour. At the end of the hr, the PIC stated that the eng quit and a lndg was made to an open field. The PIC further stated he did not visually chk the fuel tanks for quantity before the flight, assuming the 60 NM flt would be successful with the quantity he thought was available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4503U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15060503
- Airframe hours
- 3,160
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William E. Johnson
- Registered owner
- William E Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1988
- Departed
- H17 · Buffalo, MO
- Destination
- MO19 · Mountain Grove, MO
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 900 in this make and model · 880 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGF, 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.