- Date
- August 27, 1986, 00:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Leroy, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6659SCessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860827045979A
- Case key
- 30411
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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.
Loss of engine power
Fluid,fuel - starvationFactor
Planning/decision - improperCause
Fuel tank selector position - improperCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The flt experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff due to fuel starvation. The plt was flying the aircraft on the left tank which had no appreciable amount of fuel, while the right tank contained 12 to 13 gallons on fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6659S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15067459
- Airframe hours
- 3,776
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Herbert H. Wagner
- Registered owner
- Herbert H. Wagner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- Leroy, NY
- Airport
- Leroy
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,203 total · 2,203 in this make and model · 2,203 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.