ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355415
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| Date: | Sunday 10 August 1997 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N22286 |
| MSN: | 15068193 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5539 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Alamos, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chandler, AZ (KCHD) |
| Las Alamos, NM (LAM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on final approach to runway 27 at the Los Alamos Airport, about 3 hours 45 minutes after takeoff from Chandler, Arizona, the aircraft's engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot and passenger reported the winds were from the south, and while on final approach they encountered a down draft and the pilot applied full power. 'The engine responded but they hit terrain wings level short of the runway.' The airplane came to rest on its left side about 300 yards east of the approach end of runway 27. The terrain was rocky and sloping up about 20 to 25 degrees to the west. Examination of the aircraft revealed that there was no breach in the fuel system. The carburetor fuel bowl contained approximately 2 ounces of fuel, and only a couple drops of fuel drained out of the fuel line. Approximately 2.9 gallons of fuel were drained from both fuel tanks. The aircraft had two standard wing fuel tanks with a total capacity of 26 gallons of fuel. Total usable fuel for all flight conditions was 22.5 gallons. Total unusable fuel was 3.5 gallons. Winds at Santa Fe, New Mexico, 17 nautical miles southeast of the accident site, were from 180 degrees at 15 knots.
Probable Cause: The fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA303
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 11:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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