ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285028
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 April 2007 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6251T |
| MSN: | 15060951 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shawnee, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oklahoma City, OK (KWPA) |
| Shawnee Municipal Airport, OK (SNL/KSNL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while descending through approximately 2,300 feet mean sea level, about 4.5 miles from his destination airport, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot stated that he began gliding toward the runway, but about 1.75 miles from the runway his altitude became "extremely low." The pilot further reported that due to highway traffic and housing in the area, he chose to land in a field. The pilot reported that after touching down in an easterly direction the airplane struck a tree with its left wing, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position facing northeast. A Federal Aviation Administration air safety inspector, who traveled to the accident site, reported that neither fuel tank was breached, and with the exception of the unusable fuel, both of the airplane's fuel tanks were void of any fuel.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. A factor was the tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA07CA105
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 16:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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