ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367345
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| Date: | Saturday 3 March 1990 |
| Time: | 19:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N22923 |
| MSN: | 15068617 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2481 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grygla, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Buffalo, MN (8Y2) |
| Roseau, MN (KROX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED ON A ROADWAY; HOWEVER, THE ROAD WAS ICY. DURING ROLL-OUT, THE WINGTIP CONTACTED A TREE & THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF USABLE FUEL.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION/PLANNING, AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE LIGHT CONDITION AT DUSK, ICY TERRAIN (ROAD) AND TREE WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA093
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1992 | N22923 | Buffalo Aircraft Sales | 0 | Bowlus, MN | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 13:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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