ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292128
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| Date: | Thursday 29 June 2006 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Galdieri Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6970S |
| MSN: | 15067670 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4144 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Smyrna, Delaware -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Monticello-Sullivan County International Airport, NY (KMSV) |
| Stevensville, MD (W29) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot refueled the airplane prior to a flight to pick up his daughter. At the intermediate stop, the pilot did not refuel the airplane, but did show his daughter how much fuel was onboard and how much fuel was needed for the return trip. During that trip, while in cruise flight, the engine lost power, and the pilot attempted a nighttime forced landing to a field, but the airplane hit trees instead. Subsequent examinations of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomaly or fuel leak. The pilot's daughter indicated to local authorities that the airplane had been low on fuel, and at the scene, about 1.5 gallons were found onboard. The owner's manual stated that 3.5 gallons of fuel were unusable. There were a number of airports along the approximate route of flight where the pilot could have purchased fuel.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged fuel calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the nighttime lighting conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC06LA163
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 14:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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