ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368948
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| Date: | Monday 10 April 1989 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150B |
| Owner/operator: | Lewis Bibbs |
| Registration: | N1214Y |
| MSN: | 15059614 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2770 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hickory, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hickory, NC |
| (KLCL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF APRX 75 FT AGL A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AFTER CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN THE AIRPLANE EARLIER IN THE DAY AND HAD NOT REFUELED PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING APRX 5 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING TAKEOFF.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA125
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 09:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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