ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173841
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| Date: | Saturday 14 February 2015 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N827CH |
| MSN: | 15076202 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5697 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valley View Golf Course, Layton, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Logan, UT (LGU) |
| Woods Cross, UT (BTF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that the airplane departed with about 8 gallons of fuel on board for a cross-country flight. While the airplane was en route and about 1,200 ft above ground level, the engine lost power. The pilot then completed the emergency procedures to restore power without success. The pilot chose to make an emergency landing on a golf course. During the landing sequence, the pilot intentionally impacted a tree with the airplane's right wing to reduce forward speed, after which the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that, due to a headwind that the airplane encountered en route, there was insufficient fuel to reach his destination airport.
A postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would precluded normal operation. It is likely that the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion because the pilot did not account for an increased headwind.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which did not account for the increased headwind.
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UPDATE: Pic from the scene of small plane crash in Layton. 2 victims have been taken to the hospital. pic.twitter.com/dZnqz975a6
— ABC 4 News (@abc4utah) February 14, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2015 18:28 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Feb-2015 18:31 | Geno | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2015 19:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2015 00:17 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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