- Date
- May 26, 1985, 20:25 local (May 27, 1985, 03:25 UTC)
- Place
- Wamic, OR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5914GCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850526022869A
- Case key
- 40164
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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(total) - nonmechanical
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustion
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fence
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditch
Nose over
Analysis
A forced landing was made following a loss of pwr. The acft contacted two fences, a ditch then nosed over during the forced landing. Post accident inspection revealed no fuel in the carburetor float chamber or in the accelerator pump chambers.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5914G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071414
- Airframe hours
- 3,417
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary L. Veenker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 24, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Pine Hallow, OR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 121 total · 106 in this make and model · 81 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DLS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.