ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292170
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| Date: | Sunday 18 June 2006 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6255G |
| MSN: | 15071755 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4655 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shelton, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ellensburg-Bowers Field, WA (ELN/KELN) |
| Shelton-Sanderson Field, WA (SHN/KSHN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he had initially departed from Ephrata, Washington, with 3 hours of fuel; he said that the 145 nautical mile trip should have taken him 1.3 hours. The pilot reported that he made an interim full-stop at Ellensburg, Washington; he said that he had "very heavy winds" until west of the Cascade mountains. He reported a loss of engine power on 2 mile final at Shelton, Washington. A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector disconnected the fuel line to the carburetor and drained approximately 1.25 gallons of fuel from the tanks. The manufacturer's Owners Manual states that the airplane's fuel capacity is 26 gallons, but 3.5 gallons are unusable.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. Compensation for weather (head winds), and trees were factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA06CA122
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 15:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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