ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360558
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| Date: | Saturday 23 April 1994 |
| Time: | 16:19 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Norfolk Navy Flying Club |
| Registration: | N6101K |
| MSN: | 15077527 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Washington Cros, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nofolk, VA (KORF) |
| Trenton, NJ (KTTN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN NOSE FIRST, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT ANOMALIES. THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. NO FUEL LEAKS WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE FUEL TANKS WERE NOT BREACHED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND TESTED. THE ENGINE RAN WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. ACCORDING TO FUEL RECORDS, THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN 4.1 HOURS SINCE IT WAS LAST REFUELED.
Probable Cause: the pilot-in-command's inadequate in-flight planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO94LA075
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 08:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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