ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268827
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| Date: | Monday 25 December 2000 |
| Time: | 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N63067 |
| MSN: | 15077076 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4663 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NEW UNDERWOOD, South Dakota -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KIMBALL , SD (6V6) |
| SPEARFISH , SD (SPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he departed Kimball, South Dakota, with 17 gallons of fuel, which he said he "physically checked". The pilot said he flew 2.5 hours en route toward Spearfish, South Dakota, with a slight right quartering headwind. He said, "Expended all fuel 2.5 hrs (hours) into [the] flight, made [an] emergency lndg (landing) in a plowed field. Approximately 2-1/2 gallons of fuel was recovered from the airplane's fuel tanks. No other anomalies were found. The Cessna 150M Pilot's Operating Handbook states that the airplane's fuel capacity with standard tanks is 26 gallons. The total usable fuel is 22.5 gallons.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate planning and preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to this accident was the plowed field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA053
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2021 12:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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