ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379622
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| Date: | Sunday 29 April 1984 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5559G |
| MSN: | 15071059 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3800 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Ord, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Napa, CA (KAPC) |
| Monterey, CA (KMRY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
BEFORE TAKING OFF, THE PLT NOTED THAT THE LEFT FUEL GAGE INDICATED A LITTLE LESS THAN 1/2 FULL & THE RIGHT GAGE SHOWED APRX 1/2 FULL. HE STATED THAT A 'VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED ABOUT THE SAME, AS MUCH AS I COULD SEE.' THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE ENG SUDDENLY LOST PWR ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE ROLL-OUT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE POWER LOSS, HE HAD CHECKED THE FUEL GAGES & THEY INDICATED ABOUT 1/4 FULL. AUTOMOTIVE FUEL WAS BEING USED & AN STC HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ABOUT 2 1/2 GALS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE ACFT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX84LA279
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 March 1990 | N5559G | Private | 0 | Graham, WA | |
sub |
| 20 February 2004 | N5559G | Private | 0 | Longview, WA | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 07:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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