- Date
- July 24, 1987, 17:05 local (Jul 25, 1987, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Gresham, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2415JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870724037919A
- Case key
- 40665
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the student pilot's long solo cross-crounty a loss of power occurred. During the forced landing the pilot overshot the intended field so he selected a nearby field. He overshot this field, flew between 2 trees at 20 feet AGL and descended to the ground. Investigation revealed the loss of power was due to fuel exhaustion. The student pilot had improperly calculated his fuel consumption, which had not been reviewed by his flight instructor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2415J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10565515
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sun Air Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- S21 · Bend, OR
- Destination
- 3S2 · Aurora, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 42 total · 42 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °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.
Other investigations on N2415J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.