ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363748
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 April 1992 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Marks Enterprises |
| Registration: | N60754 |
| MSN: | 15070549 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8998 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sunriver, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Klamath Falls, OR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DESCENDING TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES. POST CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT CONTAINED LESS THAN A GALLON AND A HALF OF FUEL.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ACCURATELY CALCULATE FUEL CONSUMPTION. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA92LA080
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 1983 | N60754 | Private | 0 | Grants Pass, OR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 20:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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