ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299305
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| Date: | Friday 18 February 2000 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N50348 |
| MSN: | 15069245 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7768 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SPANGLE, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | ALBANY , OR (S12) |
| COEUR D'ALENE , ID (KCOE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on a long cross-country flight, the pilot noticed that the aircraft had used considerably more fuel than it should have, and that he was then low on fuel. While attempting to get to an airport for a precautionary landing, the engine lost power. The pilot lined up to land in an open field, but as he got lower, he realized it was full of large rocks and was too bumpy. He therefore tried to land on a dirt road which sat between a power line on one side and a barbed wire fence on the other. During the landing flare, the aircraft contacted the fence resulting in a yaw that brought it in contact with a series of fence posts. An investigation revealed that the aircraft's fuel storage and distribution system had leaked considerable fuel, and that the fuel quantity sensing system was very unreliable.
Probable Cause: Exhaustion of the fuel supply due to a leaking fuel tank system. Factors contributing to the accident were, inaccurate fuel quantity sensors, the lack of suitable terrain in the area of the forced landing, and a fence alongside the dirt upon which the pilot attempted the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA00LA045
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1997 | N50348 | Private | 0 | Redmond, OR | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 05:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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